Connecting Religion, Philosophy and Science to Frankenstein

Although most characters in Frankenstein are arguably flat (I mean honestly, what do you learn about Elizabeth other then that she is Victor's cousin and wife to be, and that she at one time suffered from Scarlet fever), religion, philosophy, and science are personified in one of the mian characters of the novel, this being Victor Frankenstein. In Victor we find a perverse type of science, a "student of unhallowed arts" in the words of the author. It could be argued, and is in fact is probably true, that Victor is an absolutely brilliant scientist-how could he not be, with the ability to actually create life from things already deceased. Although Victor himself does not seem to be overly religious, it becomes obvous that he does believe in the concept of the afterlife. This is evidenced best later in the book, after a numerous amount of his friends and family had been murdured by his monster. He begins to recieve dreams from said murdured companions, imploring him to move on and confront the demon. It can be argued that these visions are in fact messages from the afterlife. In Frankenstein, the best example of philosphy comes, in fact, from the monster himself. In the demon, we find what was at one time a caring soul, who, upon his creation at least, did not have the intention of harming anyone. The monster was not particularly advanced mentally...but it is very interesting to note how quickly the monster develops, reading commonly accepted great works with "Paradise Lost." The most important point however is the idea of "humanity's inhuman nature." Ergo, as the monster is shunned by civilization, so to does he shun his morality, and begin to embrace a more melevolent persona. However, at the very end of the novel, as the monster beholds the body of his creator, he repents, revealing (arguably) that despite all that he has done, and all the pain that he has been suffered by the fickle nature of man, his base instinct is still that of the caring monster he was upon conception.