After stealing fire from Zeus, his brother Epimetheus is tricked by the god and given a wife, Pandora, to cause further harm. Pandora is given a jar and told not to open it. When he does, he unleashes all the evil in the world and hope is left alone. Adam and Eve's betrayal of God has similar results, all their innocence is lost and humanity is fallen. Every descendant of Adam and Eve is guaranteed to live a life of sin because of the uncontrollable desire for knowledge that causes their original ancestors to disobey God's command to avoid the fruit. Okonkwo also experiences family loss due to the discovery of new knowledge. After settlers arrive at his village and begin spreading the message of Christianity, Okonkwo's eldest son, Nwoye, becomes fascinated with the religion. Okonkwo refuses to accept this and disowns his son. As imperialism continues to spread, he continues to fight back and eventually loses the support of his community. Brave New World's John also experiences a similar loss of family after taking his mother back to the State of the World to learn more about where she came from. After the two head to the World State, John's mother, Linda, begins using large amounts of the drug Soma as a way to return to her old lifestyle and eventually overdoses and dies, thus destroying the It's the only piece of family John has. never had. Victor Frankenstein's creation and abandonment of his creature causes the creature to seek revenge. Before killing Victor's young brother William, the creature says "Frankenstein! Then you belong to my enemy, to him on whom I have sworn eternal vengeance; you will be my first victim" (Shelley 136). He exacts this eternal vengeance by continuing to kill Victor's family members and a close group of friends until they are all gone and Victor is completely dead.