Question

match the excerpts from frankenstein to the themes they reflect. \from that moment i declared everlasting war against the species, and, more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery.\ \if i am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavor to sustain me in dejection. i shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling.\ \they have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadows.\ \i found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth i experienced from it. in my joy i thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain.\ isolation dangerous knowledge

Explanation:

• "If I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavor to sustain me in dejection. I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling." reflects isolation as the speaker laments the lack of human - support and the ineffectiveness of written communication for emotions.
• "They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadows." represents dangerous knowledge as it describes the potentially harmful and god - like powers that humans have obtained.
• "From that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and, more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery." can be related to dangerous knowledge as the creation's anger stems from the knowledge of his own creation and the misery it has caused. Also, it can be seen as a result of isolation as the creation feels alone and wronged by his creator and humanity.
• "I found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it. In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain." shows the discovery of knowledge (about fire) which has both positive (warmth) and negative (pain) consequences, thus related to dangerous knowledge.

Answer:

• isolation: "If I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavor to sustain me in dejection. I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling."
• dangerous knowledge: "They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadows."