"You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine have been." p. 13
I believe that Frankenstein could be considered a didactic piece of literature for multiple reasons. First, it shows you the dangers of judging a book by its cover. Everyone who encountered the creature looked upon him with horror and disgust. However, he was really like an infant, trying to figure out the world for himself. Because of this, he was left to find things out on his own and was led down a dark path. If Victor had stepped forward and nurtured him like a creator should, then maybe the creature would not have killed everyone that Victor loved and put him through complete misery.
The next lesson that makes this didactic is the importance of not only having knowledge, but wisdom as well. Victor learned this the hard way. Instead of thinking about the implications and consequences of creating a new form of life, he just went right ahead and did it. Of course, he was smart and knowledgeable enough to perform this task, but he truly did not have the wisdom to see what this would really mean. In hindsight, Victor realizes that he should not have done what he did and wants to warn Walton about the dangers as well. He seems the same sort of fire in Walton and knows that he will go down a dark path if he doesn't stop himself soon. So he takes it upon himself to show Walton the wisdom he has acquired in hopes that Walton does not make the same mistakes.
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