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Frankenstein By Mary Shelley: What Makes Us Human

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Monte Aladadi
Professor Jennifer Rodrick
English 114A
October 20 2015
What Makes us Human?
Humans are very complex beings. Philosophers, social scientists, and natural scientists have been searching to find the answer to this question for centuries. One thing we know for certainty is that humans are fallible, meaning imperct. But, if it were a matter of comparison, there’s surely something significant that distinguishes human beings from animals. Many of the habitual mannerisms human’s posses are instinctual and have developed over time as mechanisms for survival. When humans are faced with obstacles, they display emotions and think accordingly to our surroundings. However, humans have an even more distinctive attribute; their ability …show more content…

Human beings are social beings, their social pathways are important to their survival. Humans are composed of abilities that enable them to think, create and use morals. Humans by nature are social. They yearn for human connection. As much as American culture might perpetuate individualism, humans cannot cognitively and healthily survive by themselves. In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, Frankenstein after being isolated from the world states, “There is love in me the likes of which you've never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape. If I am not satisfied in the one, I will indulge the other.” Frankenstein realizes the need for human companionship and the reciprocity of love. Love unlike rage, is contingent on the interaction between two human beings. Conversely, rage is solely out of self-interest and a byproduct of not being loved. …show more content…

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