Autonomy And Responsibility In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

First, Frankenstein’s ability and desire to use parts of dead bodies for his own use foreshadows the lack of feelings towards nature in the modern day Anthropocene. For an example, many people do not blink an eye at the amount of deforestation that occurs for furniture or construction use. Many people overlook the fact that without trees, humans cannot survive. Although this is not the same as taking apart dead bodies for a project, Latour’s interpretation that humans take away the power of nature that they should be respecting is correct. Next, Latour is correct about how crucial it is to take action and responsibility for something, especially if it is one’s fault. Latour explains, “The imputation of responsibility demands a response-- especially of course when the cause is ‘human’” (26). If Frankenstein had taken action when the creature was first created, after the first death, or when the creature proposed a solution, the outcome would have not been as bad. It is also safe to say that if humans in the Anthropocene took action to prevent and reverse global climate change when signs began to show or even now when the …show more content…
Each step of the dance mirrors the different events and responses that Frankenstein experienced throughout his journey with the creature. Unfortunately, both the dance and Frankenstein’s story are a reflection of what is happening in modern day society in the Anthropocene. Because the push towards progressing science and technology is ignoring the warning signs, there could be extreme consequences in the future. Because the dance, story of Frankenstein, and modernity are all aligned at the moment, it is important to act quick before the story of humanity ends as a larger scale model of