In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, why does Victor Frankenstein create the monster?

The main
"" in 's classic of gothic literature,
, is a man driven to learn
and to experiment. That is
all well and good, but, unfortunately for , the particular subject of
his
obsession is the reanimation of dead tissue. In short, Victor is determined to prove
that
the dead can be brought back to life. Shelley's novel is more than just
a horror story. It is a
philosophical contemplation of the nature of life and
of the ethics of playing God.

Victor Frankenstein's
motivation in creating , or, as he will put it, "the
wretch," had its roots
in his childhood fascination with science. Early in her novel,
Shelley's
protagonist describes his discovery of an ancient text that spurs his interest in
both
science and literature. It is his father's condemnation of that ancient
text, referring to it as
"sad trash," however, that leads Victor down the
path of scientific investigation--a
journey that willwith the destruction of
all he...