Modern science is definitely something to fear, and that is exactly why Mary Shelley was warning her readers. Frankenstein is just a huge example period about how scary modern science is, and why she was warning us. Mary Shelley makes references in Frankenstein from Milton’s Paradise and Garden of Eden. “So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.” The quote shows; especially the part where he says he will “explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation”, a great example of how she is warning the readers about the perils of modern science. It states how exploring more with science will help him create more out of life. “The deepest mysteries of creations”, is something scary to even think about someone exploring.
Frankenstein has a lot of similar qualities to the god in Milton’s Paradise Lost. One great example is what was said earlier, which was the fact that they both want to create life. There is also the fact that both creators rejected their creations. The quote from page 57 Frankenstein says, “Oh no mortal could support the horror of the countenance”, which is him completely rejecting his