“Life and death seemed to me ideal boundaries, which I should first cross and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. A new species would bless me as its creator and source, many happy and excellent natures would owe their existence to me. No father could claim a son's gratitude as completely as I should deserve theirs. (Shelley 39). No, there is no Mr. Darcy in this novel, but pride and prejudice are deeply intertwined in the thematic core of Mary Shelley's (Austen) "Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus." This tormented narrative explores the destructive powers of these two isolating traits. Pride, an unreasonable and excessive self-esteem and ego, as well as prejudice, lack of empathy and negative prejudices towards an individual, both prevent the human characters of "Frankenstein" from exercising objectivity and openness towards the monster. The pride of the monster's creator and the prejudice of all who interact with the monster lead not so much to a horror story, but to a classic tale of tragedy and misfortune to rival the Greeks. Victor Frankenstein, the monster's creator, is the victim of his own pride. An uncontrolled ego is a dangerous thing. But in truth, it just shows Victor's humanity. He is privileged, educated, talented, loved, adored, but he is not perfect. His flaw is his ego and pride. Without a doubt, this is the result of a childhood in which he was spoiled too much. Overly spoiled to the point that he was given a little girl “Elizabeth”, who he considered from childhood “only mine” (Shelley 21). No wonder twenty-year-old Victor thought he could create, control and command life. But Victor, like any spoiled child, didn't take the time to learn much from his parents about parenting and fathering... middle of paper... in his isolation. Pride and prejudice, isolating behaviors, create a path of unnecessary destruction through the life of Victor Frankenstein. We readers just have to understand who our sympathies lie with. What lessons can we learn from this tragic story of the ego-driven scientist and his monstrous creation. Work cited Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, A Bantam Book, published 1991 ISBN 0-553-21247-8, PrintAusten, Jane, “Pride and Prejudice”, Mr. Darcy is a character, PrintPatterson, Arthur Paul, 1996, “What is the central theme of Frankenstein”, Webhttp://watershedonline.ca/literature/frankenstein/faq4.htmlSexton, Timothy, 2006, “The Real Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein”, Web http://www.associatedcontent.com/ article/22997/the_real_monster_in_mary_shelleys_frankenstein.html?cat=38New American Standard Bible, 1995, print