Similarities Between Frankenstein And Never Let Me Go

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Creator versus Created: Who Owes Who? Comparing two works of literature is like Calculus. The graph of a wave represents the intertwining of the two works: the trough symbolizes the minimum, opposed to the crest, which symbolizes the maximum. Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, is the minimum, as the creator’s actions onto the created are minimal in quantity and quality. In turn, Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro, is the maximum, as the creators’ actions onto the created are maximal. The two novels are united in the argument that the creator holds a responsibility to nurture the created, and the created hold a responsibility of filial piety to the creator. When joined, the reader can see that the creators playing god is an immoral and unnatural task. Although he may have lustfully pursued an act taboo to society, the end result was equivalent; utter disgust. Victor had worked long, “. . . for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body (Shelley 35).” Victor abandoned family and friends to work on this project. At the moment of finishing his creation, “. . . horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room. . .(Shelley 35).” Victor quickly developed a societal attitude upon sight of his creation, soon abandoning it. This abandonment is the first instance of Victor’s failure to nurture his creation, and initialized his cycle of neglect upon the

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