Q: Are Latimer and Victor similar?
I feel like they are in their eccentricities. Each has a sense of being different from those around of them, of being special, Victor for his genius and Latimer because of his power. They each seek something that will eventually do damage to them. Victor seeks his wildly ambitious and dangerous scientific goals, while Latimer seeks the great unknown that is Bertha. Each has warnings, Victor from his friends and Latimer from his visions, that they should not pursue their goal, but neither heeds them. It seems as if they force themselves onward relentlessly, even when the danger is readily apparent. Their few differences lie only in their pursuits. Whereas Victor is a scientist and is deeply rooted in physical things, Latimer is a poet and cares less about affairs of the world than he does about beauty and mystery.
Monday, March 2, 2009
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