In Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus and his crew successfully pass the island of the sirens. The heroic accomplishment is narrated by Odysseus, who escapes the enchanting song of the Sirens. In contrast, in Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song”, a Siren narrates her perspective on luring many men to her island. Both poems highlight the powerful and irresistible song of the Sirens. Homer’s passage emphasizes the masculinity of men and display women as evil creatures.…
The duty and responsibility of the doctor and medical team is taking the psychological, social and spiritual aspects when dealing with patients who complain of any chronic illness.…
Prometheus, according to Greek mythology, was the Titan who created mankind. A task given to him by Zeus, he was to create human beings with clay and water in the image of the gods. Prometheus taught man to read, heal their sickness, and to hunt. Zeus kept fire from mankind but Prometheus stole the fire from Zeus and gave it to the humans against direct domands. Zeus then punished him by fixing him to a rock of Caucasus where each day an eagle would peck out his liver, only for it to grow back the next day because of his immortality as a god. Prometheus was also a myth told in from clay and water against the laws of nature. Much like Victor and his creation of man against the laws of nature, in which they both end up punished for their creations. Prometheus and Frankenstein are similar in many ways, such as their actions and results of creating humans. But they are also very different in personality.…
The placement of blame on one person can often be hard to determine; in many situations, blame can truly be shared amongst two or more people, however one person is used as a scapegoat in order to keep the other away from trouble or punishment. In the fiction novel Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the blame of the tragic deaths and other events that took place was completely placed on Victor’s shoulders. However, this is because the monster uses Victor as a scapegoat and constantly refers to his abandonment and lack of knowledge as excuses as to why he committed these crimes. The blame between Victor and the monster should be shared.…
The pursuit of knowledge is at the heart of Frankenstein, as Victor attempts to surge beyond accepted human limits and access the secret of life. Likewise, Robert Walton attempts to surpass previous human explorations by endeavoring to reach the North Pole. This ruthless pursuit of knowledge, of the light (see “Light and Fire”), proves dangerous, as Victor’s act of creation eventually results in the destruction of everyone dear to him, and Walton finds himself perilously trapped between sheets of ice. Whereas Victor’s obsessive hatred of the monster drives him to his death, Walton ultimately pulls back from his treacherous mission, having learned from Victor’s example how destructive the thirst for knowledge can be.Monstrosity…
In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, she attempts to bring to light the dangers and the amount of responsibility a then new-found age of scientific exploration and discovery could bring to the table. When Technology and Power are used for self-beneficiary reasons, the process in which man tries to move forward with their pursuit of knowledge becomes complex, ending in the corruption of the self. In his attempt to make life, Victor unleashes a ‘Monster’ unto the world, oblivious to the responsibility it comes with. Being ignorant to this, and believing it to be a mere monster, he rejects any responsibility, sealing their fate in death.…
In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a creature to which he immediately abhors and detests. Frankenstein believes he is responsible for the monster’s well being, however, he states that his duty to his fellow man was more important: “My duties towards the being of my own species had greater claims to my attention because they included a greater proportion of happiness or misery” (Shelly p.207). He ran from his home leaving the creature alone to fend for himself in the world of man. Those who see the beast immediately find hatred towards it and lash out. This continues until the being finds refuge in the forests. It is here he finds a haven from man, as well as a family living in…
I believe that The creature can be considered human because, he has the same great emotions just like humans he understands pain and he knows what it is like to be miserable for the sake of himself, he has developed great knowledge over the years and has begun to understand the purpose of humans, he has understand the emotions of himself and others, he should be considered human because of his knowledge with that, he shouldn't be left behind without a specific purpose besides for the way that he looks. Over the years of being miserable he had understand the meaning of happiness when he had seen the man and the couple that had all lived together in a cabin, the had showed happiness to each other, the creature knew what it was like to be miserable, but he did not see them acting the way that he was acting which made him change his emotion on how he saw things, besides thinking about Victor, he knew that was how you would treat someone, because Victor had never treated him that when the family had showed kindness to each he felt a warm welcome…
In the book Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, secretly blames Victor throughout the course of the novel as the cause of his own suffering and pain. Victor ultimately is the one and only monster within the novel because of relationship that has built between him and the monster. Victor Frankenstein has created a monster that throughout the novel harms him because of his lack of responsibility and selfishness. The monster commits a number of different crimes which in return causes Victor to view him as the true monster however if Victor wasn’t so self- concerned with achieving his own goals, he would have seen the negative effects of the way he treated the monster earlier then he did.…
Many people find themselves caught up in the everyday acts of vanity and honesty. Everyday people make decisions out of honesty or out of vanity. The changing of our society in everyday life is due to vanity. Even though most people are constantly acting out of vanity, you will find in some cases when circumstances change, people act more honestly, but ultimately vanity rules over honesty.…
What makes a monster? Is monstrosity purely physical or is monstrosity a term used to denote immoral behavior? However one chooses to answer this question one must inevitably speak about the “monster” in relation to other beings in a given society at a particular time. In this essay I attempt to not only capture the “monster” as an engineered body, but also highlight the connection and possible tension between scientific knowledge and the morality of scientists and society during the Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment period. Traveling back in time to the 1700’s I will show readers that all that is needed to create a monster is an engineer, parts, a spark, society and a little science. Lastly, I will reflect on how advancements in science…
Secrecy, like many other things in life, should be taken in moderation. Too much and one becomes isolated, distant to all friends and family members. Too little and one discovers that there is no privacy. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein has a problem deciding whether or not to tell his secret. Through Victor, Shelley warns us of the dangers of secrecy, and isolation, as well as the necessity of secrecy. In this classic, Shelley hints at secrecy should not be taken lightly; one must find equilibrium between isolation and publicity.…
Victor and the monster use nature for a place where they can go to and where they can stay. In the book, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, the protagonist, desires to know more about life and decides to create a living creature by using various interesting objects. Though after creating the monster, he realizes that his creation will become a threat and people will become afraid. Soon after its creation, the monster disappears and its location becomes unknown. Victor finds out that William, Victor’s youngest brother, was killed and he suspects that it was the monster’s doing, but rather the people accuse Justine of killing him. After Justine’s death, Victor begins to feel guilty for Justine’s death because he created the monster that had killed William. Victor now must find a way to find the monster and destroy it. Victor and the monster use nature for healing, to see its beauty, to make a place where they can stay to relax, and to explain their mental states. I think that Victor and the monster use nature in different ways to do their duty.…
In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, male ambition is the central theme, acting as the sole motivation for the main characters. The male ambition has the potential to lead to success, but in excessive use it becomes a catalyst for the demise of the human soul. The misuse of science results in succumbing to male ambition in Frankenstein. Shelley examines the pursuit of knowledge within the early 1800s, highlighting the ethics of scientific advancement. Ethical debates on cloning focused on the horror of the possible creation of a competing species that will overpopulate the world. In the 1800s science was conducted solely by men and driven by their fierce, uninhibited ambition. Shelley labels male ambition as the true monster the novel and conveys its detrimental nature through use of the Creature and Victor.…
Victor Frankenstein, the creature and Robert Walton are three characters in Mary Shelly’s novel “Frankenstein” that are very similar due to their contribution to the duality in the story. Both Frankenstein and Walton share the common interest of science and knowledge. However similar to that they may be, Walton is also foil to Frankenstein. Frankenstein’s ambitious dream to explore the cause of generation and life leads him to self-destruction and death, whereas Walton chooses to stop his voyage due to the safety and life of himself and his crew. The creature’s hatred for Victor feeds into his monstrous side while the love he feels for the family he helped feeds into his loving and humane side. There is no doubt that this story is full of duality.…