Victor Frankenstein's suffering was in fact a result of his quest for knowledge. Had he not investigated and searched for the information necessary to create human life, the tragedies he experienced would have never taken place. The novel supported the idea that ignorance is bliss. Both Victor and the creature produced danger and destruction when they gained knowledge.
             Before studying to create the monster, Victor a happy person. It wasn't until he began to investigate the science of life that his own life began to change. The more he learned, the further he plunged into a secluded and obsessive state, abandoning his family and absorbing himself in his studies. Other forms of knowledge were detrimental to Victor as well. Every time there was a death, knowing the cause affected Victor's health. For Victor, knowledge was not power, knowledge was a flaw.
             The creature suffered from the increase of knowledge as well. In the beginning of his life he was kind and gentle. He longed for companionship and studied the actions of humans in order to get it. Although he appeared ugly and monstrous, violence and destruction were not among his given qualities. He learned that behavior from the way he was treated by humans. Had the creature not been beaten and rejected by mankind , he would not have been able to imitate the behavior by murdering Victor's friends and family. In this sense, the creature's knowledge was a negative force.
             Mary Shelley presented the negative side of the increase of information. Victor and creature suffered tremendously as a direct result of wisdom. While knowledge is crucial and beneficial, too much of a good thing is dangerous. Education should come with a warning label, " Learn at Your Own Risk!"
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