"Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind, when it has once seized on it, like a lichen on the rock.” (p 85)
The simile enforcese one of the themes of the novel. Lichens cling to rock and do not let go. This is a good comparison for the theme of knowledge. Knowledge can be very powerful and dangerous. Frankenstein had the knowledge to make the monster, yet he should have thought about all the consequences. The monster also went crazy when he had knowledge. Its like a bad addiction, or a lichen on a rock.
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