A little too far Victor?

Do you think frankenstein went too far in his quest for knowledge? Or, more interestingly, is it possible to learn too much? What should Frankenstein have done differently? In a larger context how should we protect and safe-guard the advancement of knowledge.

I do think that Frankenstein went too far in his quest for knowledge. I just never think it's a good idea to create life. Even if you do find the "secret to life" I don't think you should take advantage of it. In a sense, Victor is playing God, and that is when things get nasty. It's never good for someone to have that kind of a power. I think it can be possible to learn too much. Because knowing too much can have disastrous effects. I cannot think of a good example right now, but what if someone went to far and learned something that they didnt want to know. I dont know what Frankenstein should have done differently, but I dont think it was necessary for him to create a life. There are other things that he could have explored and learned so much about that could have helped people, like medicine or other kinds of research. It's like the saying Knowledge is Power, if someone has too much knowledge, they can have too much power. I guess I could use the example of nuclear knowledge. If we have a lot of nuclear knowledge, then we can build nuclear bombs and use them in warfare and wipe out tons of people.

Walton and the stranger

Compare and contrast Robert Walton and the stranger. In what ways are their situations, goals, attitudes, and personal characteristics the same? In what ways are they different?

Both of these men are trying to achieve new things. Walton's goal is to discover undiscovered territory or a new pass or something big. And the stranger's goal we later find out was to be this great scientist and do great things. They are both very determined. We had the quote in the study guide from Walton about his determination in his voyage and we can see the stranger's determination because he wont even get on the ship with Walton until he knows for sure that they are going in the same direction, even though he is clearly incredibly weak and looks like he could die at any time. They're obviously pretty similar because they get along so well, and are so interested in each others stories