The Mortalities of Scientific Research-Creation In Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley‚ many believe the true monster is Victor Frankenstein; however‚ the real monster is the knowledge of scientific research and creation. Scientific research is performing a methodical study in order to perform a hypothesis or answer a question (cite) and creation is the act of producing or causing to exist (cite). Although scientific research and creation have shaped the world we live in today‚ there is a moral
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of happenings in the real world with an underlying meaning. Mary Shelley understood this better than any writer. Shelley herself lived a tragic life‚ but in that life of misery came a masterpiece of literature that would last for two centuries‚ Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. While a good scary tale to read‚ one cannot help but think about the underlying theme or meaning in the tale. The tale itself follows a mad scientist who is “drunk on knowledge and possibility” (Franklin Web) that created
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Frankenstein Journal Characters Victor Frankenstein- The main character of the story. He builds the monster. He is scared of his creation forgets about it. The monster kills his whole family and sends Frankenstein to his doom. He is never able to stop the monster. The Monster- The creation of Frankenstein. The monster is very intelligent; it learns language by observation. He is sad that nobody wants to accept him. He goes on a rampage and kills many people. Henry Clerval- A friend of Frankenstein
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Shelley composed this novel on a dark‚ rainy night while telling horror stories for entertainment. This book is about a man called Victor‚ who creates a so called “monster” by patching pieces of human body parts together. Victor refers to the “monster” as a work of technology and science. Story goes on… monster turns on him...kills Victor’s loved ones...kills himself. Technology: the good‚ the bad‚ and how we’ll work in the future
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Annotated List of Works Cited Hitchcock‚ Susan Tyler. Frankenstein: A Cultural History. Ed. Susan Tyler Hitchcock. New York: Norton & Company‚ Inc. 2007. 47-49. Print. Hitchcock defines Mary Shelley ’s use of tabula rasa as inspired by John Locke ’s essay‚ Concerning Human Understanding. "Knowledge of the outside world forms as sensory impressions bombard the mind and accumulate into ideas and opinions" (47). Locke argued that man is neither innately good or evil‚ but rather a blank slate upon which
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arguably the other end of the literary spectrum‚ when Peter Parker’s uncle reminded the accidental superhero that “[w]ith great power comes great responsibility.” These axioms merge in Immanuel Kant’s “What is Enlightenment?” and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to caution their readers about the care with which knowledge should be exercised; however‚ the overriding theme of each work also serves as a counterbalance to the other. While Kant primarily presents a wake-up call to the public to overcome their
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From our present-day perspective‚ the book Frankenstein is about science and it’s dangers when it goes against the laws of nature. Every time a science experiment that resembles Frankenstein’s “dangerous science” theme occurs‚ people flock to the consensus that it will end in trouble. However‚ the theme
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During the second week of class‚ I watched a video called Curiosity: Your Body on Drugs which was hosted by Robin Williams. The video explored different experiments/tests on four different people who deal with long time drug addiction. The video explores the effects some of the main illegal drugs in America: marijuana‚ methamphetamine‚ cocaine‚ and heroine. The show explained how drugs worked in the body by placing each participant through a test whether it was driving through an obstacle course
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Why do you think Frankenstein has become such an important reference in the modern world? As a 19th Century text‚ Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley‚ has remained remarkably relevant to today’s society. Due to the context written in the middle of the industrial revolution era‚ the novel embodies a strong message as well as a clear warning as to the dangerous repercussions of using science to continue or enhance life. The text has had the ability to play on societal fears towards scientific discovery
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“The Tyger” by William Blake‚ has a theme of how powerful curiosity is. The tone is ‘curious’ and ‘in wonder’ as well‚ Blake shows the tone and theme by an obvious use of syntax and similes. Moreover‚ Blake writes about how wonderful God is for making the tyger‚ and how powerful he must be. Blake writes in short sentences‚ with either question marks or exclamations at the end. He also uses similes and metaphors about how he thinks God made such a majestic creature. Continuing the thought of Blake’s
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