The Danger Of Knowledge In Frankenstein

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Having a significant amount of knowledge and power to create and bring life into this world with the inovation of science can kead to a social destruction against man kind. Going against humanity and letting the power of science interfere with society with what us considered "normal" is frightining and morbid.

In the classic novel, Frankeinstein by Mary Shelley, a life was created by Victor Frankenstein using the power of science and knowledge. Although Frankeinstein proved to himself that using the correct tools and with dedication you can create and make anything happen it also caused danger and destruction with the i teraction between the monster and humans. The danger of knowledge and science was evident throughout the novel, the monster caused destruction to siciety because he felt that he did not fit in with anyone or anywhere which provoked him to become livid and eventually kill all of Victor's loved ones.

Having a human clone or creating a life can be indangering to society and they are not capable of learning hiw to deal with humans nor communicate since they had no experience with humans. They are placed in this world expecting to learn the reality and expectations of surviving in this society. Like wise in the novel the monster was aggrivated with the fact that he had no ome like himself to relate to and understand his pain and lonesomeness, he felt sovially left oit and his apperance worsened the situation.

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