Mary Shelley

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…showed last 75 words of 430 total…of power and control, along with the fact that it was a reflection of his selfishness, represent humanity's self-destruction by assuming similar power. Human beings are perpetually progressing in their knowledge of existence, and want to be able to create it on their own. It is an innate part of human nature to want control. Yet, looking to Victor Frankenstein as an example, the illusion of power blinds us when it comes to the ramifications.