The Importance Of Humanity In Frankenstein

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The theme that’s portrayed in Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, is the lack of humanity that the monster portrays, which is still a problem that is present in today’s society. The society we live in has brought many tragic events in the life we live. Many lives of innocent individuals have been lost due to recent incidents, such as terrorism attacks. As in our society, the novel Frankenstein has a connection of how many lives have been lost due to inhumane choices. In relation to today’s society and in the novel are examples of how humanity has been lost to one another. In the beginning of the novel Victor Frankenstein, spends most of his time creating a monster that he ends up denying having anything to do with him. Frankenstein does not …show more content…
The attack in San Bernardino was a form of terrorism that left fourteen innocent people dead, and twenty injured (Myers). This attacked lefted many people in awe. According to Myers, the attack was compared to the attack on September eleven. The event is being compared to what happened in September eleven because they both reflect how the events of terrorism began in New York. During the attack of September eleven, it put many people into grief and fear In Frankenstein the inhumane events began with the creation of the monster, and in our society they began in New …show more content…
The events in our society had led to anger, and hatred toward Muslims. Hate crimes have increased immensely after the recent events as mention on The Rise of Hate Search article. The hatred has been present because there were many innocent lives that were lost due to inhumane events. The number of anti-Muslims has increased “According to our model, when all the data is analyze by the F.B.I. there have been more than 200 anti-Muslim attacks in 2015, making it the worst year since 2001” (Perry). As terrorism events continue to grow, the society will view Muslims as “monsters”. As the monster in Frankenstein had good feelings toward a family that did not accept him, he was still viewed as a monster. It is similar to what is happening in today’s world due to citizens believing Muslims are threats even the ones with good intentions. An example mentioned, “In the wake of Terrorist Attack, Hatred Many Mask Fear”, in Wyoming an angry group of shopper’s chases a woman and her children from Wal- Mart, apparently because the woman and children were Muslim (Freyd). Muslim Americans will not be victims of crimes, but they fear for their loved one that might be victims of Muslim hatred. The citizens will not try to be friendly with Muslims because they are angry and fear Muslims. As stated by Freyd, “In New York a young Manhattan couple yelled insults at a Lebanese American who was searching for survivors

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