As we experience this scientific innovation that is happening right before us, the need to see our exponential growth through a different lens becomes a necessity.
Literature is a powerful tool whereby composers use their texts to foreshadow changes they see and also highlight ideas that are universal. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley encompasses what it means to be human and raises awareness regarding scientific advancement and the way mankind is becoming ‘god’ in the world of science.
The reason being is that Frankenstein has become more than synonymous with “monster” and “crazy inventor” but is in fact a cautionary tale of the monstrosity capable by man cautioning us about the ramifications of scientific advancement. The novel critiques …show more content…
This is a direct criticism of individuals who are incapable of facing reality. As Frankenstein does so, the theme of the inhumane treatment of the monster by Frankenstein becomes explored. The monster becomes an “abortion” and hence he isn’t provided with love and care, which is a basic human right. At first, Frankenstein’s passion in his quest for glory was second to none, where his “dreams had been his food”. However, Frankenstein’s attitude towards his creation, his child, has become an immense contrast as to before. Now Victor as a father to his creation he becomes disgusted at the complexion of monster seen “his eye, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me”. This text is universal and it begins to expose how individuals are ostracized due to their physical appearance. The monster becomes a metaphor of human beings who are neglected and judged due to image. The irony in the text lies in the way that De Lacey accepts him, however, he is blind so he judges him based on personality. Shelley is using her text to warn responders that when God provides us with sight, we begin to be …show more content…
One such reference is to Prometheus, where Frankenstein now has brought fire through his creation of life. The people from the romantic period have typically regarded science with suspicion where Frankenstein becomes one of the first tales that bring to light the various dark consequences to artificial intelligence. For Shelley the terror was born in a lab rather than being supernatural. In addition, the text becomes infused with the gothic genre indicated by unease, eerie settings, the grotesque and the fear of oblivion, all of which are explored in the text.
Although the achievement of creating life is mesmerizing, Frankenstein has played with fire and that decision echoes throughout the novel, which is full of references to fire and imagery that contrasts light and dark. Frankenstein’s hamartia is seen in “Life and death appear to me ideal bounds which I should first break through and pour a torrent of light onto our dark world”. These moments suggest that not only the spark of Prometheus’s fire but the power of radical ideas to expose darker areas of life. Connect to how it is
Literature is a powerful tool whereby composers use their texts to foreshadow changes they see and also highlight ideas that are universal. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley encompasses what it means to be human and raises awareness regarding scientific advancement and the way mankind is becoming ‘god’ in the world of science.
The reason being is that Frankenstein has become more than synonymous with “monster” and “crazy inventor” but is in fact a cautionary tale of the monstrosity capable by man cautioning us about the ramifications of scientific advancement. The novel critiques …show more content…
This is a direct criticism of individuals who are incapable of facing reality. As Frankenstein does so, the theme of the inhumane treatment of the monster by Frankenstein becomes explored. The monster becomes an “abortion” and hence he isn’t provided with love and care, which is a basic human right. At first, Frankenstein’s passion in his quest for glory was second to none, where his “dreams had been his food”. However, Frankenstein’s attitude towards his creation, his child, has become an immense contrast as to before. Now Victor as a father to his creation he becomes disgusted at the complexion of monster seen “his eye, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me”. This text is universal and it begins to expose how individuals are ostracized due to their physical appearance. The monster becomes a metaphor of human beings who are neglected and judged due to image. The irony in the text lies in the way that De Lacey accepts him, however, he is blind so he judges him based on personality. Shelley is using her text to warn responders that when God provides us with sight, we begin to be …show more content…
One such reference is to Prometheus, where Frankenstein now has brought fire through his creation of life. The people from the romantic period have typically regarded science with suspicion where Frankenstein becomes one of the first tales that bring to light the various dark consequences to artificial intelligence. For Shelley the terror was born in a lab rather than being supernatural. In addition, the text becomes infused with the gothic genre indicated by unease, eerie settings, the grotesque and the fear of oblivion, all of which are explored in the text.
Although the achievement of creating life is mesmerizing, Frankenstein has played with fire and that decision echoes throughout the novel, which is full of references to fire and imagery that contrasts light and dark. Frankenstein’s hamartia is seen in “Life and death appear to me ideal bounds which I should first break through and pour a torrent of light onto our dark world”. These moments suggest that not only the spark of Prometheus’s fire but the power of radical ideas to expose darker areas of life. Connect to how it is