Ishmael And Frankenstein Comparative Essay

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Connection to Frankenstein: In Ishmael, leavers are people who live primitive lives in nature by hunting and gathering. The values of the leavers in Ishmael are similar to those of Victor in Frankenstein. If given the choice, the leavers wouldn’t want to live in a civilization because they enjoy the peace and the harmony of nature. Similarly, Victor likes calming himself down among the nature. Victor is able to forget about his struggles in the mountains. He feels tranquil and peaceful. It was on those mountains when Victor met the daemon. The daemon and the gorilla from Ishmael both share the same views on humanity. The daemon later says to Victor, “Why I should pity man more than he pities me? “ The daemon is mad at humans because they do …show more content…

Ishmael argues that the Takers persecute the Leavers and ruin their lives. There are practically no leavers left in our modern world so the persecution doesn’t occur. Ishmael hints that overpopulation is a problem that we will once have to combat. Although it is true, Ishmael does not tell us how to deal with that issue. Ishmael says that humans do not have the knowledge to rule the world. The only way we can learn is from experience. Before, humans cut down forests and persecuted people from other skin colors. Although both of these things still happen, it is considered not acceptable in society. Different organizations are limiting the amount of forests getting cut down. Endangered species are being protected, the release of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere is limited. Humans are trying to preserve the environment, trying to find a different energy source. We just haven’t found a way yet, but scientists are working on it. We should not read Ishmael in school because the gorilla tells us all of the problems with humanity, the ones we already know, but gives us no suggestions on how to combat it. Because of this the reader walks away from the book, hating humans more than ever. The reasons for the hate were known before, but the solutions for the problems were unknown before the reading and stayed unknown

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