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Main Points about La Roque and Teixeira's Article:

- Frankenstein can be considered a critique of a kind of science that we could censor today for not having an ethical basis. In the author's point of view (Mary Shelley), good science is that one which does not venture in "wetlands", such as the generation of life, that is up to now considered of divine nature.It is considered good science a form of knowledge marked by ethical values that guarantee the security of society against the possible dangers of this activity. By ignoring these limits, Victor fall from grace.

- Something that really calls the attention in the novel is this criticism of the lack of ethics, reflected in the excessive ambition of knowledge illustrated in the character Victor.

- We see that Victor considers mathematics and knowledge related to it as a secure base, from which no harm would ensue. This faith in the superhuman neutrality and usefulness of the mathematical sciences also relates to a vision of science that was typical of his time, so he is totally iclined to make all the experiments that he wants without thinking about the consequences

- Victor only realizes what he did after the monster is alive. Victor himself confesses: "I persecuted the nature in its most secret places" to complete his terrible work.