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Shelley And Nye And Frankenstein Comparison Essay

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Beginning as an idea in recent centuries, genetic cloning has become an increasingly more prominent topic. One classic example of human cloning is described in Mary Shelley's notorious novel of the early 1800's, Frankenstein. In her novel, main character, Victor Frankenstein, develops a passion in his adolesence for philosophical creation of life. While working at a German University, he develops a human-like monster in the scenery of a laboratory. Similar to the chemical and biological ideologies presented in Frankenstein, modern dsy science communicator, Bill Nye, debates with other members of the scientific community regarding whether cloning should be allowed in the future. Primarily, the main focus of Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, it to emphasis the impact of unnatural life upon society. The excerpt above described Frankenstein's intial success as, "soon [giving] place to delight and rapture" (Shelley) which highlights the astonishment factor which was …show more content…

While Frankenstein possessed serious ambitions to create life due to his evergrowing pasison of philosophy, many modern scientists, such as Khan, have that same ambition to cure relevant diseases, such as diabetes. Additionally, the excerpts from Frankenstein and from "The Eyes of Nye" both demonstrate a depth of curiosity, prior to suceeding with the creation of a clone. Frankenstein held an exuberance for life, philosophy, and nature, which quickly faded when he realized the power he holds may be too much. Frankenstein promptly shut down his research, which had already turned into an unrefined mess of work. Similarly, Bill Nye, and others like him in the 20th century, appear to demonstrate an immense passion for the future of cloning, even if their start, developing stem cells, is seemingly miniscule in comparisosn to Frankenstein's entire

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