Frankenstein

In Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein purses a great thirst for knowledge resulting in his own demise. Frankenstein sought power and and was therefore punished for his curious mindset, eventually dying of exhaustion attempting to track his monstrous creation after it had killed Victor's loved ones. Dangerous implication of knowledge is illustrated in Frankenstein as the concept of pursuit for knowledge within the time of the industrial age, shining a spotlight on the ethical and religious implications of science. Victor Frankenstein serves to highlight the instability of man's desire for wisdom by his creation of the monster. The reason for his invention was because Frankenstein had an interest in science and wanted to take his intellect to the next stage. The craving for more understanding lead to what was his own destruction. The same moral applies to nuclear science. Through the discovery of nuclear fusion, the United States government now has access to nuclear power and submarines, along with nuclear weapons and many other developments; products that can bring our country to ruin. The fear of the unknown is another aspect of Frankenstein. The civilians are frightened by the sight of Frankenstein's monster because of its gruesome appearance. The monster was unappreciated and shunned by all in the community. This shook up the creature's instincts and caused it to seek vengence upon its own owner for having created it the way it was. The villagers' attitude towards the monster portrays that of people plagued with xenophobic tendancies to Arabian and Muslim Americans. Ever since the attack on September 11, the attitudes of some racist Americans to Arabians represents the discrimination of Frankenstein's creation. Most humans are quick to judge because of stereotypical beliefs implanted in their mentality; muslim cultures being falsely accused of operatoins they took no part in. Victor Frankenstein created his monster with hopes that he