Many people might think that if someone created life as complex as human life, it would be beneficial to humans. In the story Frankenstein, Victor creates a new species of intelligent life. This "monster" is rejected by society and seeks revenge on humans and Victor. Throughout Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses the theme of the creation and destruction of life to illustrate how the creation of life can be a threat to many other lives. The book Frankenstein shows Victor's god-like talent for creating life. For example, Victor's imagination pushed him to succeed in creating an animal as complex as man. This is illustrated when Victor says, “But my imagination was too exhilarated by my first success to allow me to doubt my ability to give life to an animal as complex and wonderful as man.”(32). Victor is coming up with an idea on how to create a being that has the shape of a human using body parts from corpses. His recent success at university studying how to create life leads him to believe that he will be successful in creating this creature. The author added this quote to show Victor's confidence in his intelligence and ability. His knowledge of death can help him reverse that transition and create life. Furthermore, Victor demonstrated his genius mind when he first created life. Victor says, “I saw the creature's dull yellow eye open; he breathed heavily, and a convulsive movement agitated his limbs” (35). Victor watches as his monster begins to come to life. He is overwhelmed by him coming to life and how disgusting the creature was. Once the monster was alive, Victor ran away in fear because it was a horrible sight. In the essay "Frankenstein: Myths of Scientific and Medical Knowledge and Stories of Human Reactions", he gives life to what he believes will be a new form of human beings. This ability has been blessed, but at a cost. Only later does he realize that this creature will create serious problems for him. The life that was created was the one that ended most of the lives in the book. The great achievement that Victor thought had turned into a tragic ending for him. The creation and destruction of life were both connected through one thing, the creature. Works Cited Griffith, George V. "An Overview of Frankenstein." Literary Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 22014. Literary resources from Gale. Network. April 9, 2014.Marcus, Steven. “Frankenstein: Myths of Scientific and Medical Knowledge and Stories of Human Response.” The Southern Review 38.1 (2002); 188+. Literary resources from Gale.Web. April 9, 2014.Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Dover, 1994.