Similarities Between Frankenstein And Jurassic Park

This assignment is an essay on the themes used in two works of fiction; Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. Frankenstein is a fictional story that’s broken into five sections: Prologue, letters from captain; Part one, protagonists point-of-view; Part two, antagonists point-of-view; Part three, protagonists point-of-view; Epilogue, final letters from Captain after the death of protagonist. Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist, who strives to create life, only for his creation to become a monster, due to the lack of nurture shown to him by his creator, Dr Frankenstein. Jurassic Park is a fictional screenplay on a theme park created by John Hammond, a philanthropist who invites a renowned Palaeontologist, his

Throughout the entirety of the film, Spielberg exhibits John Hammond as one of the films leading protagonists, despite Hammond exhibiting similar characteristics as that of an antagonist. Hammond can be seen as quite arrogant at times, as his character tends to repeat the phrase, “Spared no expense,” as a way of bragging about the quality of the park, while inadvertently exposing his preoccupation with creationism. Upon seeing the consequences of using a science few people have a complete understanding of, Hammond says, “next time, … it'll be flawless. … When we have control...” This scene is used to show how Hammond ultimately blames the parks failure on his employees, rather than blaming himself. Dr Sattler calls him out on this, saying, “I made a mistake, too, I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now. … Alan and Lex and Tim. John, they're out there where people are dying.” After being called out on his ignorance, Hammond resolves himself to finding and saving his grandchildren and Dr Grant. Spielberg uses Hammond’s change in perspective to show how vulnerable Hammond is when not hiding behind his ambitions; “Are the children all right?” (Hammond),

In a statement from the beginning of the novel, Mary Shelley presents readers with an important example of science without conscience, in which Dr Frankenstein says, “The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.” (Dr Frankenstein, page 31); this statement serves as characterisation, revealing Dr Frankenstein’s ambition, while displaying the obsessed determination Dr Frankenstein has to uncover the secrets of nature. Shelley uses this to exhibit Dr Frankenstein’s thirst for knowledge and how he would do anything to quench his insatiable thirst. Even as he is nearing the end of his life, Dr Frankenstein displays his inability to learn from his mistakes as, despite telling Walton how he has accepted his fate; “like the archangel who aspired to omnipotence, I am chained in an eternal hell.” (Dr Frankenstein, page 261); ironically, his last words were to take back his previous warnings to Walton; “Yet why do I say this? I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another may succeed.” (Dr Frankenstein to Captain Walton, page 270). Towards the opening scenes of Jurassic Park, Spielberg presents a memorable scene of science without conscience, where Dr Ian Malcolm is seen to