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Consequences Of Playing God In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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The novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is a classic work of literature that I enjoyed due to it being a cautionary tale about the dangers of ambition and the consequences of playing God. The story follows Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who is consumed by his desire to create life, which ultimately leads to the creation of a monster that ruins the lives of him and those around him. Victor’s actions are a clear example of a big theme in the novel, which are the dangers of playing God. He assumes his creation will be a perfect being, and that he is the creator of a new species, but fails to recognize the potential consequences, which ultimately leads to catastrophe. I feel like the end of the novel is due to Victor’s own arrogance, …show more content…

Since Victor created the monster, I feel like he should adjust it so it’s able to enjoy its life, not live in hiding and rejection. I think that creating the female counterpart just for the original creation to have was a good idea, and Victor was selfish for refusing to and forcing the monster to live in isolation. Even though the monster was harmful, it was only like that because of its inability to adapt and constant shunning from society. I think Victor refused the monster’s proposal only because he realized the consequences of his mistakes, and should have just accepted to get the creation to leave him alone for good. Though Victor was concerned for the possibility of the two monsters mating and creating other monsters, I don’t feel like this would have been a dangerous option. I think that the monster was only harmful because of his failure to adapt, and humanity’s perception of him, which is something that can not be passed down to offspring. If the monsters had children, I don’t think that they would have the same vengeful persona as the original

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