Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Hello everyone, 

This blog is part of Thinking activity task of Frankenstein. 

 

1. What is major difference between movie and novel ?

In the movie when Victor's brother killed by Monster that time Victor remains present . But in book it is not so. In the movie Female Monster suicides while in the book Victor kills her. 

In the movie Monster collects beetroots while in the book he collects firewood. In the movie at the end Victor made Elizabeth alive, in the novel it was not so. In the movie Creature learns only from Victor's journal on the other hand in novel there is three books Paradise Lost, Sorrow of Werter, and lives by Plutarch. 

2. Who do you think is a real monster?

According to me the real monster is society. When there is case of Victor, his whole life from the beginning to end he influenced by society. Society isn't easily accept Victor's quest for knowledge which leads him to make creature. When we look at Creature, society is monster for him. Society never accept Creature and this rejection leads him to take revenge. 

3. Do you think the search for knowledge is dangerous and distractive?

No not at all, Curiosity is driving force to live a life and search for knowledge is part of it. It constantly provides us new thing. There must be ethics for searching knowledge. Human is the centre for earth and knowledge that disaster human is not appreciated.

4. Do you think Victor Frankenstein's creature was inherently evil, or did society's rejection and mistreatment turn him into a monster ? 

Creature is born as new born, slowly and steadily he learns. Even he learnt first word Friend, which symbolises that creature was not inherently evil. It was the rejection and society's inability to accept him as human beings. 

“I expected this reception,” said the daemon. “All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things!”

"Many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition; for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me." 

In this dailogues we can find how loneliness it is. 

5. Should there be on scientific exploration? If so, what should those limits be. 

Science is essential in this days and bliss for us. Scientific exploration should be conducted within ethical boundaries, respecting principles such as informed consent, privacy, environmental responsibility, and safety. Transparency, global collaboration, and cultural sensitivity should guide research, while avoiding harm and ensuring the responsible use of knowledge.

Thank you.