Essay On Ethical And Social Issues In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Cost of playing God and the blinding faith in science With the escalation of scientific and technological advancement, there exists a parallel rise of concern over whether or not people will try to play God with such advancements and what will it eventually lead to. Recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering, body modifications, cloning, and endless other research fields in biological technology are all instances of areas that are achieving significant advancements in a rapid manner that elevates concerns over its aftereffects. Quick progression in science forces people to question their own humanity and what it means to be a human, just as it causes people to question the aftermath of the scientific progress on the common welfare. The protagonist in the Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is motivated to advance the field of science by attempting to resuscitate the dead. The book describes the events after the Victor’s creation of the hideous …show more content…
In one of his chapters, he mentions that there is a thin line in every field, be it science, art or medicine. A few things should be left on nature to be accomplished. He talks about the fact that a few things as mentioned by Aristotle long ago that, some things are based on assumptions which cannot be proved. Thus science has its own limit. Exceeding those limits of any field leads to undesirable consequences which may include loss of lives and excessive destruction. Although Victor re-created life but he ended up being responsible for the deaths of so many people. Similarly, even though Aylmer was successful in removing the birthmark from Georgiana’s face but only at the cost of taking her life. All these instances clearly indicate that certain tings humans were not meant to