hors. "When I returned home my first care was to procure the whole works of this author, and afterwards of Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus. I read and studied the wild fancies of these writers with delight; they appeared treasures known to few besides myself"'
             This state of obsession eventually grew into passion, and it is this thrive and quest for knowledge that lead Victor into creating a monster. Frankenstein's creature gives a fascinating context in which to play with the idea of a state of nature. One could argue that the creature was in a state of nature, relative to humans. The creature had no lineage, no wealth, and no social connections; indeed he had no childhood at all. The creature's ambiguous humanity had long puzzled readers and viewers of Shelly's Frankenstein. The novel offers rich materials for scientific reflection and connections linking Frankenstein and human science.
             It is Victor Frankenstein who begins this novel with his obsession of technology and what he perceives as the advancement of it. This is made clear by the way he abandons his life and goes to a remote and vacant location to work on his experiment. He isolates himself from everything he had in his life and begins work on the creature.
             Victor had to respect the enormous power of technology and abandon the idea that he could control what came of science. Instead, Frankenstein came to understand that technology held uncontrollable consequences. Although this statement is placing the blame on Victor's scientific knowledge and aspirations, the problem is not with the science itself, but instead with the character of the person who makes use of it. Victor looks at his experiment as an advancement in science and an advancement for himself.
             Victor's actions regarding the creature raise questions related to the theme of sovereignty, Victor acted on a definition of sovereignty that includes very little responsibility...