Essay on Frankenstein Versus Frankenscience - 1610 Words

Frankenstein Versus Frankenscience The story of Frankenstein. A story that I, myself, have been familiar with for a good part of my life. It is most popular among horror film fanatics and becomes one of the most desired stories to be told around Halloween. Some see it as a well-told story of a man and his monstrous creation. But is there something deeper? Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, gives light to many truths about the era of modern science. She is using Victor Frankenstein and the monster to play out the roles in a drama that can become all too real. In this paper I would like to focus specifically on the story of Frankenstein and the three integral parts; knowledge, power and the notion of a god-complex; that can†¦show more content†¦It is at this point that Victor realizes what he has done. The beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust overcame him (Shelley 234). It is all Victor can do to escape from this being that he has created and contemplate the years he has sacrificed to make his dream come true. In the beginning of the story, Victor states ...how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow. It is obvious that Victor curses that knowledge he gained through his endeavors and maybe even the knowledge he had in order to create the monster (Shelley 231). There is no doubt that knowledge has undeniable value in todayworld. As society tends to say, education is the key to success. And since education gives birth to knowledge, knowledge must be a priority. True in many regards. But lets take a closer look at how knowledge relates to advances in science. Lack of knowledge will keep our world at a standstill. We need to know, even the basics, of how to do something before anything can be accomplished. However, when the knowledge is acquired, it is the human factor that comes into play. It is taking that knowledge and putting it to a functional use. In the very beginning of the story, Victor struggles with the notion of whether to undertake such a task as creating a being in the likeness of himself. He