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Dean Koontz states that, “Of the sever reasons why the book is a classic , perhaps the most important is the portrayal of Victor Frankenstein as a compassionate utopian destroyed by hubris.”  Dean Koontz is absolutely correct, Victor was in the pursuit of knowledge to aid people and was overcome by his own arrogance. The word hubris literally means “the excessive pride andambition that usually leads to the downfall of a hero in classical tragedy.”  Victor was not out to create a monster that would hurt anyone; he wanted only to study pure science and create a pure being. Upon learning of the amazing qualities of lightning and how the human body could possibly run on nothing more than that, was the push that Victor needed to start him on his downward fall.  Victor let his arrogance hinder his ability to reason right from wrong until it was too late. Victor Frankenstein was not a monster, in the beginning his intentions was purely innocent; until his arrogance in himself and the ability to defy God was too much temptation to resist. So yes, Dean Koontz is correct in his statement that hubris destroyed Victor.