In the book, "Frankenstein," one of the themes is that having too much knowledge can present deadly consequences to those who seek it. For example, Victor Frankenstein’s knowledge to bring things to life caused everything that Victor valued and loved to be taken away from him. Victor created a monster out of dead body parts and brought it to life, only to have the monster kill his family and friends. In the novel, "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley uses symbolism and imagery to show that too much knowledge is not a good thing. Mary Shelley uses symbolism to demonstrate that having too much knowledge is bad. For example, in the novel the monster is, “delighted at the warmth he thrust his hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of painthe same causes should produce such opposite effect!” (Shelley 88). The monster discovers that the fire creates both light and warmth, but also the fire harms him when he touches it. Light symbolizes knowledge and it is a good thing to have, just like how the fire provides light in the dark. However, too much knowledge can be dangerous just like how fire can be dangerous if you touch it. Victor uses his knowledge to create a living being but it has negative effects because it ends up killing Victor’s loved ones. In Frankenstein, there is a use of imagery to show that knowing too much information is not a good thing. The monster found some papers from Victor’s journal and read it. The monster then understood how horrific he really is and how his own creator is disgusted by him. Appalled by his discoveries, he then decides to show himself to a group of cottagers but was driven away. The monster becomes miserable because he is constantly reminded of how even his own creator left him. An example of imagery is when the monster says, “bears reference to my accursed origin the minutest description of my odious and loathsome person is given, in language which painted your own h