FREE ESSAY ON FRANKENSTEIN

FRANKENSTEIN

Mary Shelley Frankenstein is filled with various underlying themes, the crux 
being the effect society has on The Creature personality. In fact, the ethical
debate 
concerning biotechnological exploration into genetic cloning has created a monster in 
itself. A multitude of ethical questions arises when considering the ramifications of 
creating a genetically engineered human being. Does man or science have the right to 
create life through unnatural means? Should morality dictate these technological 
advancements and their effects on society? The questions and concerns are infinite, but
so 
to are the curiosities, which continue to perpetuate the advancement of biotechnological

science. 
In literature, Mary Shelley Frankenstein serves as bio-ethical exhortation for 
today technological advances in genetic cloning. Mary Shelley
Frankenstein provides
a 
clear distinction between the theoretical grandeur of man ability to
scientifically author 
life and the stark reality, which it encompasses. Shelley prophetically illustrates some
of 
the potential hazards of breaking through the barrier that separates man from God. Her 
insight allows the reader to trace these reputations through Victor Frankenstein, the 
monster, and eventually society. 
The character of Victor Frankenstein illustrates the path of destruction scientists 
can create when ignoring their moral community. Victor was so impassioned with his 
life work that he has lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit.
Frankenstein 
blinding ambition prevented him from seeing the potential consequences of his actions 
until it was too late. The first sign of Victor fatal flaw of egotism is that he
forgets his 
bond to nature and to the people he loves.  new species would bless me as its
creator 
and source; many happy and excellent natures would own their being to me.?(933). His 
absence of moral judgement is the catalyst for what becomes the demise of the creature, 
society and ironically himself. It would be years before Victor fully realized that his 
neglect of moral obligation to the creature and society had unleashed a hideous monster 
that would eventually destroy his society as revenge for the monster sense of 
abandonment.  shuddered to think that future ages might curse me as their pest,
whose 
selfishness had not hesitated to buy its own peace at the price, perhaps, of the
existence of 
the whole human race.?(1000)
Frankenstein led by the desire to widen human knowledge finds that fulfillment of 
his lofty ambition has brought only a curse to mankind. The monster created by 
Frankenstein is also an illustration of the embodied consequences of our actions. Mary 
Shelley uses the monster to show that everything born pure in this world is susceptible
to 
corruption and evil. The gigantic stature of this creature can also be viewed as a symbol

of the enormous perils found in creating life outside of natural bounds. Although the 
creature received a moral and intellectual education, the lack of a nurturing, 
companionship and acceptance from society led him to reject morality and replace it with

evil.  had cast off all feeling, subdued all anguish, to riot in the excess of my
despair. 
Evil thenceforth became my good. Urged thus far, I had no choice but to adapt my nature 
to an element which I had willingly chosen. The completion of my demoniacal design 
became an insatiable passion.?(1032)
The hideous monstrosity goes on to claim his murderous ways are justified because 
of his inability to find happiness in this human world. verywhere I see bliss,
from which 
I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a friend.?
(960). The monster acts of revenge for his miserable existence displays a cold
calculating 
presence of evil completely devoid of moral decency. Thought the existence of the 
creature is unnatural and immoral, the behavior of this hideous monster further escalates

the dangers of man playing god. The senseless murder of Victor Frankenstein
friend
and 
family was Mary Shelley way of suggesting to society that they could all become
victims 
of scientists like Frankenstein, who unnaturally create potential monsters.
Until recently, Mary Shelley Frankenstein was viewed as a brilliant work of 
fiction, now the messages in her writings warrant substantial consideration from a 
bio-ethical standpoint. The act of scientists breaching the domain of human creation is
no 
longer confined to fiction. The bio-ethical dilemma that haunted Victor Frankenstein in 
Mary Shelley work of fiction has ironically found its way to modern science. 
Geneticists 
are now on the verge of extracting the secret of creating life from human DNA specimens 
in hopes to artificially recreate human beings. This biotechnological advancement has 
come to be known as cloning. Scientists should heed the words of Mary Shelley, because 
a cloned society could evolve into a race of evil and destruction. Geneticists must also

exercise extreme caution in their advancement in genetic cloning because we cannot fully

comprehend the detrimental effects it will have on society. The golden rule states that
we 
should o unto others as you would have them do unto you? which translates into 
treating each person as an individual rather than as a means to some end. Under this 
moral precept we should turn away from human cloning, because it inevitably entails using

humans as means to other humans?ends. A utilitarian ethic must be adopted at the 
expense of individual freedoms when considering Mary Shelley exhortations in 
Frankenstein.