In 1999, the clinical trial of a young man by the name of Jesse Gelsinger ended in tragedy (Archenbach, Joel). Though the clinical trial was conducted responsibly, there was still room for error, or accidents, which both Jesse and the doctors were aware of. They understood and accepted the fact that the trial could have a negative outcome. They were prepared and would not give up and neglect their studies if something went weary. However, this is not the case for Victor Frankenstein and his experiment. The book Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, follows the story of a creator, Victor Frankenstein, and his creation, the creature. It portrays an ongoing fight between the two to establish dominance and authority. As a creator, Frankenstein neglects
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He had many chances to do so, but never did until it was too late and the creature had already killed near everyone he cared about. When he finally decided to try to kill the monster, he was aware that the monster might kill him first. Victor looked at this positively and thought, “Well, be it so; a deadly struggle would then assuredly take place, in which if he were victorious I should be at peace and his power over me be at an end. If he were vanquished, I should be a free man” (166). He would be at peace either way, but not everyone else would. Victor did not seem to care that if the monster killed him, the monster would be still be alive and pose a danger to society. In the end, Victor did not kill the monster, and the monster didn’t kill Victor. But these days, people are more paranoid about non-humans things taking over, such as aliens and technology. The article “Beyond science fiction: Artificial Intelligence and human rights” by Jonathan Drake mentions the novel Neuromancer which makes a statement about AI, saying “The minute, I mean the nanosecond, that one starts figuring out ways to make itself smarter, [they’ll] wipe it” (Source E). Because people are so scared of being overthrown, the second anything seems off, they’ll panic and eliminate the threat. The risk is not worth it, and they understand it is their responsibility to protect themselves and others. If Victor had destroyed the creature as soon as it came to life, instead of running away from it and neglecting it, none of his family members would be dead. And if he destroyed the creature after he killed William, the other deaths would not have occured. But, Victor did not take upon the
He had many chances to do so, but never did until it was too late and the creature had already killed near everyone he cared about. When he finally decided to try to kill the monster, he was aware that the monster might kill him first. Victor looked at this positively and thought, “Well, be it so; a deadly struggle would then assuredly take place, in which if he were victorious I should be at peace and his power over me be at an end. If he were vanquished, I should be a free man” (166). He would be at peace either way, but not everyone else would. Victor did not seem to care that if the monster killed him, the monster would be still be alive and pose a danger to society. In the end, Victor did not kill the monster, and the monster didn’t kill Victor. But these days, people are more paranoid about non-humans things taking over, such as aliens and technology. The article “Beyond science fiction: Artificial Intelligence and human rights” by Jonathan Drake mentions the novel Neuromancer which makes a statement about AI, saying “The minute, I mean the nanosecond, that one starts figuring out ways to make itself smarter, [they’ll] wipe it” (Source E). Because people are so scared of being overthrown, the second anything seems off, they’ll panic and eliminate the threat. The risk is not worth it, and they understand it is their responsibility to protect themselves and others. If Victor had destroyed the creature as soon as it came to life, instead of running away from it and neglecting it, none of his family members would be dead. And if he destroyed the creature after he killed William, the other deaths would not have occured. But, Victor did not take upon the