A standard controversial problem that has been around since earlier times is altering human genes for scientific purposes. It is debated whether it is against nature to adjust genes, or helpful in inventing future technological advances. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, the creator, fabricated a monster using galvanic techniques to assemble distinct body parts from different corpses. His abandonment of the Creature led to it feeling misery, and therefore, seeking revenge on his creator’s family for not showing him the compassion he felt he deserved. Frankenstein suffered consequences for not taking responsibility for his creation. Although it is ideal to experiment with new subjects in science, Frankenstein’s experiment …show more content…
He explained to Victor that he had the urge to establish a friendship with the De Lacey family, but they rejected him because he was ugly, so he set the cottage on “fire, and the cottage was quickly enveloped by the flames, which clung to it and licked it with their forked and destroying tongues” (Shelley 119). The family was not in their house during the incident because the Monster cared about them too much to cause them that much misery, but he did it on purpose to prove his rejection from society. They were apprehensive of what could happen next because the Monster did so many kind deeds for them, but they deceived him without knowing how friendly his personality was. Frankenstein was planning his journey to England with Clerval, and he was always reminded that “[the Monster] had promised to follow [him] wherever [he] might go...” (132). Since Frankenstein did not want to keep to the deal made by the Creature, it worried Frankenstein into at least thinking about the idea. Frankenstein always predicted when the Creature followed him around. Not only did the Monster worry the surrounding citizens, but he also scared Frankenstein, because it would follow him …show more content…
Frankenstein sat in his laboratory in England creating the companion for the Monster, but then he saw him in the window, and said, “‘Begone! I do break my promise; never will I create another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness’” (146). Frankenstein thought it was a good idea to create a partner for the Creature so it would stop pestering him, yet again, he did not want them to repopulate the planet with a new race. He came to his senses and regretted starting the experiment, and in front of the Creature’s eyes, he stopped constructing the female compeer. Another conflict that arose in Victor’s mind was having to leave his “friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy and unprotected from his attacks...” (132). Frankenstein had an idea that the Creature might go to England, but he also thought the Monster might murder someone else. He was scared to leave his loved ones because the Monster would take advantage of this opportunity since Victor’s friends were unaware of his creation. Although Frankenstein felt jeopardized by his experiment, he still did what was
When Victor Frankenstein breaks his promise to the monster, it threatens him by saying that he’ll return on Victors wedding. Victor assumes that it’s his life that’s being threatened but the night of the marriage, Victor finds his Elizabeth. “She was there, lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down, and… running with the swiftness of lightning, plunged into the lake.” (Chapter 23) This quote conveys that the monster didn’t feel bad for killing Victor’s bride, he believed that it was a justified murder because he was repaying the heartache that he felt for his lost mate. This act of cruelty helped develop the monsters sense of right and wrong. The monster was born innocent but after being treated so cruelly for so long, his moral compass was corrupted. He felt as if it was his right to do this to this to Victor.
New medications are discovered daily. However, had Mary Shelly's proposition of "playing god" been a reality in the late 18th century, and had Victor Frankenstein been able to take this dramatic shortcut in the slow process of evolution by creating life from death, the crisis between the church and science would have been decidedly against science. Such were the sentiments of Victor's headmaster at Ingolstadt, as well as the rest of the European scientific community. Frankenstein's intentions were good. He had wanted to rid the world of genetic defects and bacterial disease by creating the perfect man. He would do so by applying electricity to the polar regions of a body, which he had constructed from pieces of freshly executed villains, while submerging them in an elemental pool of life. However, he was so driven towards his goal that he never considered the consequences of his actions. He was in many ways acting like the benefactor of Jurassic Park, hastily creating a life form without consideration of possible detriments. When Frankenstein had created his monster, he didn't know what to do with it and immediately wished it dead, but ironically he had made it so strong that it would not die.
In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley tests the motives and ethical uncertainties of the science in her time period. This is a consideration that has become more and more pertinent to our time, when we see modern scientists are venturing into what were previously unimaginable territories of science and nature, through the use of things like human cloning and genetic engineering. Through careful assessment, we can see how the novel illustrates both the potential dangers of these scientific advancements and the conflict between that and creationism.
The creature was created with the intention of goodness and purity but because of this, he wasn’t equipped to deal with the rejection of his creator. After Victor Frankenstein’s death, Robert Walton walks in to see the creature standing over his friend’s lifeless body.
Frankenstein’s creature, the concept way ahead of its time but a terrifying thought to its first audiences.
In today’s world of genetically engineered hearts and genetically altered glowing rats, the story of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, seems as if it could be seen in the newspapers in our near future. The discoveries seen in modern science, as well as in the novel, often have controversy and negative consequences that follow them, the biggest of which being the responsibility the creator of life has to what has been created. Victor Frankenstein suffers from a variety of internal and external conflicts stemming from the creation of his monster, which in return also experiences similar problems. Shelley uses these tumultuous issues to portray the discrepancies between right and wrong, particularly through romanticism and the knowledge of science.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a nineteenth century literary work that delves into the world of science and the plausible outcomes of morally insensitive technological research. Although the novel brings to the forefront several issues about knowledge and sublime nature, the novel mostly explores the psychological and physical journey of two complex characters. While each character exhibits several interesting traits that range from passive and contemplative to rash and impulsive, their most attractive quality is their monstrosity. Their monstrosities, however, differ in the way each of the character’s act and respond to their environment. Throughout Frankenstein, one assumes that Frankenstein’s creation is the true monster. While the creation’s actions are indeed monstrous, one must also realize that his creator, Victor Frankenstein is also a villain. His inconsiderate and selfish acts as well as his passion for science result in the death of his friend and family members and ultimately in his own demise.
Frankenstein and Science & nbsp; & nbsp; Science is the knowledge gained by a systematic study, knowledge which then becomes facts or principles. In the systematic study the first step is observation, the second step hypothesis, the third step experimentation to test the hypothesis, and lastly the conclusion whether or not the hypothesis holds true. These steps have been ingrained into every student of science, as the basic pathway to scientific discovery. This pathway does not hold as to the good or evil intention of the experiment. Though, there are always repercussions of scientific experiments.
Since a boy, Frankenstein’s passion is to explore science and that which cannot be seen or understood in the field. He spent the later part of his childhood reading the works of commonly outdated scientists whose lofty goals included fantastic, imaginative desires to “penetrate the secrets of nature” (Vol. 1, Ch. 2). While he was told that these authors predated more real and practical scientists, he became intrigued by their ambitions, and devoted himself to succeeding where they had failed. When Victor is criticized at college for his previous studies in obsolete research, he takes after one of his professors, M. Waldman, in studying chemistry. In a lecture, Waldman tells of ancient teachers in chemistry who promised miracles and sought after “unlimited powers” (Vol. 1...
With the advancement of technology and science, we are now able to genetically modify animals. Mary Shelley found a way to make science an epitome, and confirms what could happen if science is taken too far. In conclusion, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is considered to be a historical novel, based on scientific advancements. In this novel Shelley depicts her own definition of human nature, by showing the creature and the ways that humans react to him. The novel also showed the differences between morality and science.
At first the Monster never intended to hurt anyone, but continuously being made fun of by every human that he ran into took a toll on his mental state. He knew that the only way to get Frankenstein’s attention was kill someone that he loved. It started off with his brother, William. Then Justine, the family servant, was the one framed and was executed for “killing” William. Henry Clerval, Frankenstein’s best friend, and last his wife and cousin Elizabeth were killed throughout the book in hopes of getting Frankenstein to create another creature like the Monster. The Monster never had a fair life because he was created as...
Frankenstein has been interested in natural science since childhood and has described himself to “always have been imbued with a fervent longing to penetrate the secrets of nature”(Shelley 25), which foreshadows his future aspiration to create life, and
He created a life, and then spontaneously he quickly decided to run away from his creation. Victor’s actions after creating what he created were really irresponsible, and did not correctly took care of the circumstance’s he put himself in. The creation was never actually evil, but he felt abandoned by what could had been called his father. Frankenstein, the monster, was only a seeker for companionship. He strongly desired to feel loved, rather than abandoned. Society’s evil behavior toward the monster is what altered the monster’s conduct and followed to how he acted.
The nameless creature created by the scientist Victor Frankenstein is arguably the main monster within the story, yet it can be disputed that the creator is the true monstrosity of the plot. While it is evident that the creation has all of the features one would expect a monster to possess (pale skin, shriveled lips, 8 feet tall); Victor is the one who abandoned his creation and did not take responsibility for the abomination he invented. This story proves relevant in today’s world, because it teaches humans that everyone possesses the ability to create their own demons or give life to monstrous individuals (Word Press, 2016). Furthermore, Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” came out during a time where the scientist Galvani conducted his famous experiment, where he discovered that the muscles of dead frog legs twitched when struck by an electrical spark. During the 18th century, this experiment challenged society’s former ideas about the basis of life.
For Frankenstein created a monster who had no identity, and was willing to murder all of Frankenstein's loved ones if Frankenstein did not create another female creature. Victor Frankenstein refused to create another female monster to accompany his monster. Thus, the monster felt that he had no choice but to take away Frankenstein's family, just to show how Victor Frankenstein would feel being alone in the world. The murder of William Frankenstein (Victor's younger brother) caused Victor to believe that his own creature had murdered his younger brother because "nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child." (Frankenstein, pg.74) Frankenstein knew from then on that he had "turned loose into the world a depraved wretch, whose delight was in carnage and misery." (Frankenstein, pg.74) Frankenstein's monster caused "the death Frankenstein not only blamed the murders of his loved ones on his monster, he blamed himself for creating the monster. Throughout Frankenstein, the words "friend, monster, daemon, vile insect, enemy, and abhorred devil" were used by Frankenstein to describe the monster he had created.