Modern Day Frankenstein Research Paper

The first atomic weapon was created in 1939 by J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves. The atomic bomb was made with a purpose: to stop Japan from being able to create war and to save as many lives as possible. Victor Frankenstein’s creature was made with good intentions: to give life to an inanimate object and to create the first perfect being. The two organisms, an atomic weapon, and an unnatural being, seem like they’re incomparable, but they’re in many ways similar. Atomic weapons could be considered a “Modern Day Frankenstein” because like the creatures in Frankenstein, they created terror and they hurt innocent people. Victor Frankenstein was always interested in the idea of life. On page 50, he says “One of the phenomena which had peculiarly

When that didn’t work, the creature decided to target his loved ones. In doing so, he killed many people close to him and created a feeling of terror for Victor. In contrast, the atomic bomb was created with a purpose to destroy. An article called “Harry Truman’s Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb,” published by the National Parks Service, writes about the president's decisions, options with the bomb, and the aftermath. In the article, it says, “Thousands of hours of research and development as well as billions of dollars have contributed to its production. This is no theoretical research project. It was created to destroy and kill on a massive scale.” This shows us that, unlike the creature in Frankenstein, the weapon was meant for destruction. The article says, “Approximately 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 were injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the atomic fallout.” Since the events of the atomic bomb happened decades ago, it is a well-known fact that Japan surrendered after the dropping of the bomb. The bomb and the creature are on two completely different lanes, yet they can both be