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Quotation from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
“Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world”
Frankenstein, Vol. I, Ch. III (1818) / Ch. 4 (1831) (1831 text)
Victor's grandiose vision of himself as a benefactor who will conquer death.
Citation: "Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world" — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Vol. I, Ch. III (1818) / Ch. 4 (1831) (1831 text). (id frankenstein-q4)
Portrait: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Richard Rothwell, Public domain.
