Creation is, by definition, the act of bringing life to where there was none to begin with. Christianity teaches us that all living things are born with an inherit purpose. A role to fulfil that brings to completion our lives.
Frankenstein, more than anything else, asks the question of what a living creature is to do, with no purpose instilled into them. At its very core, it is a story about the ramifications of creating life, assuming the role of the creator, and ultimately the level responsibility that we are expected from this act.
The novel itself seeks to deconstruct the story of genesis and the birth of man, by casting an imperfect being at the role of creator. Victor Frankenstein is the man put into the part of designer. A scientist who heeds no concern to the ethics of science.
While Victor does not seek to create life for personal glory, or even to disprove nay sayers, his motivation isn’t a directly noble one. The thing that fuels his obsessive pursuit to impart …show more content…
Both of these men sought to foil their creator’s intentions, and both of them were guided by a single minded passion, but taking heed to the consequences of what happens once they reach that objective. While Victor did not intend to add fulfillment to the creature’s life, their interactions defined both of their existences.
If nothing else, Frankenstein is a cautionary tale, of what happens when someone touches upon knowledge without truly understanding it. The ethics of science were lost upon Victor, and for his sampling of the forbidden fruit of creation, he pays the ultimate price for his transgressions. In an age of ever advancing medicines and technology, perhaps you could draw a parallel to whether or not science has gotten to amoral with its search for answers. For as Victor learned, it is one thing to answer the question of existence, but it is another entirely to understand why it is
Frankenstein, more than anything else, asks the question of what a living creature is to do, with no purpose instilled into them. At its very core, it is a story about the ramifications of creating life, assuming the role of the creator, and ultimately the level responsibility that we are expected from this act.
The novel itself seeks to deconstruct the story of genesis and the birth of man, by casting an imperfect being at the role of creator. Victor Frankenstein is the man put into the part of designer. A scientist who heeds no concern to the ethics of science.
While Victor does not seek to create life for personal glory, or even to disprove nay sayers, his motivation isn’t a directly noble one. The thing that fuels his obsessive pursuit to impart …show more content…
Both of these men sought to foil their creator’s intentions, and both of them were guided by a single minded passion, but taking heed to the consequences of what happens once they reach that objective. While Victor did not intend to add fulfillment to the creature’s life, their interactions defined both of their existences.
If nothing else, Frankenstein is a cautionary tale, of what happens when someone touches upon knowledge without truly understanding it. The ethics of science were lost upon Victor, and for his sampling of the forbidden fruit of creation, he pays the ultimate price for his transgressions. In an age of ever advancing medicines and technology, perhaps you could draw a parallel to whether or not science has gotten to amoral with its search for answers. For as Victor learned, it is one thing to answer the question of existence, but it is another entirely to understand why it is