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How might Victor Frankestein's experiencing the death of his mother due to disease affect his feelings, his view of death, and his drive to understand the secrets of life?

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The death of Victor's mother affects him tremendously. His mother died of scarlet fever and he can do nothing but watch her die little by little. This death showed him, how helpless he was in relation to life, as he could not control it. This encouraged Victor to look for a scientifically possible way to transform dead material into a living being. Perhaps, in the depths of his mind and heart, he hoped to be able to resuscitate his mother, or never need to watch someone loved die again.

This question is about the book "Frankestein" that shows how Victor Frankestein, a scientist obsessed with the ability to generate life, ends up generating a creature capable of doing great things for both good and evil.

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