Character Development In Frankenstein

The human brain is able to conjure limitless new ideas and possibilities for creations that are able to assist society, and we, as humans, have been acting upon these ideas since we have inhabited the Earth. These innovations have been worked on throughout the passage of time, so that they may prove useful to the current generation, for example, the wheel evolved into wheels on a wagon, which have changed to wheels on a car or bus. A creator has the responsibility to teach their creation to behave in a proper manner. An example of this is the main dilemma of the novel, Frankenstein. Victor failed to teach the monster appropriate social skills, instead choosing to abandon his creation out of fear. The monster, who had gained sentience, advanced

Due to this, the monster became cold and callous, choosing to enact revenge on Frankenstein. When the monster was searching for Victor, he came across William Frankenstein in the woods, and originally had meant him no harm. William, in fear of the monster, announced that he was a Frankenstein. “Hideous monster! Let me go. My papa is a Syndic. He is M. Frankenstein - he will punish you! You dare not keep me!” (Shelley 102). The monster, upon hearing his creator’s surname, was filled with rage, “Frankenstein! You belong then to my enemy - to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim” (Shelley 102). After William’s death, the family maid, Justine, is accused of the murder. Frankenstein is well aware that Justine was not behind the murder of his younger brother, but it was the monster. Despite this knowledge, Victor kept quiet throughout Justine’s trial, through her condemnation and execution as well. Victor later proclaims to Walton that he is the true murderer, for both William and Justine. “Find the i am the true murderer quote” Throughout the course of

He garnered limbs and other parts of the body from numerous different graves and tombs, and proceeded to create a being, whom he intended to be a ‘superhuman’, possessing super strength and super speed. To many, this concept of this genetic modification may seem to be one of pure fiction, however, to others it is the goal for the future. In 2017, scientists were able to successfully grow eight fetal lambs in an artificial womb, followed by a group of Israeli scientists in 2021, who were able to grow mice embryos. Hashem Al-Ghaili, a science communicator, took inspiration from the successful experiments, and began to develop something he claimed could help aid in successful pregnancies, and “‘make miscarriages a thing of the past''’” (Wendorf). Al-Ghaili shared his plans for an artificial womb facility, called Ectolife. His plan for these artificial wombs are to help couples who struggle with infertility, or have certain fears about pregnancy complications. According to Al-Ghaili, parents would soon be able to genetically modify the embryo, preventing their child from inheriting genes that would cause diseases, or possibly even miscarriages. This genetic modification carries a significant similarity to that of the creation of Frankenstein’s monster, the idea of “building” a human with the qualities that a creator finds superior. It is possible, and a worry of other scientists, that this genetic