Victor Frankenstein’s solitary work leads to selfishness because he is solely responsible for his creation and would receive all the glory for his creation if it is successful. Selfishness is defined as an individual becoming consumed with the prospect of success that they neglect their social relationships. Unlike Frankenstein’s solitary work, Smith’s proposed division of labor promotes harmonious relationships between individuals because multiple people are working together to create something and share recognition for their creation. Societies should recognize that the division of labor is pertinent in developing social relationships and minimizing selfishness among individuals. Victor Frankenstein is selfish. The catalyst for his selfishness
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Blinded by the prospect of success, Frankenstein makes numerous sacrifices in his life that affect his health and relationships. However, he does not feel the full impact of these sacrifices until his project is complete: “For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream had vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (39). Perhaps, if Frankenstein had not succumbed to his selfishness, he would have employed others to work with him to produce the creature. If he had employed others to work with him, he would not have become possessed with the idea of success because his success would have been shared. Since the labor would have been divided among more people, Frankenstein would have had more time to devote to maintaining his relationships with family and friends. Solitary work fosters selfishness in the individuals who engage in this type of …show more content…
After being assigned to a specific task, individuals become masters of this task: “First, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman necessarily increases the quantity of the work he can perform, and the division of labor, by reducing every man’s business to some one simple operation, and by making this operation the sole employment of his life, necessarily increases very much the dexterity of the workman” (15).This mastery allows for greater amounts of product to be produced and increases the efficiency of the entire production process. Specialization of laborers strengthens the relationships between workers and members of the community. Due to the increase and efficiency in production excess goods are being produced. An excess of goods allows individuals to exchange their goods for other goods with members in their community: “Every workman has a great quantity of his own work to dispose of beyond what he himself has occasion for; and every other workman being exactly in the same situation, he is enabled to exchange a great quantity of his own goods for a great quantity, or, what comes to the same thing for the price of a great quantity of theirs” (18). Exchanging goods stimulates relationships among community members who develop a reliance on others success in order to acquire particular goods.The exchange of goods also fosters relationships between community members of varying societal
Blinded by the prospect of success, Frankenstein makes numerous sacrifices in his life that affect his health and relationships. However, he does not feel the full impact of these sacrifices until his project is complete: “For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream had vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (39). Perhaps, if Frankenstein had not succumbed to his selfishness, he would have employed others to work with him to produce the creature. If he had employed others to work with him, he would not have become possessed with the idea of success because his success would have been shared. Since the labor would have been divided among more people, Frankenstein would have had more time to devote to maintaining his relationships with family and friends. Solitary work fosters selfishness in the individuals who engage in this type of …show more content…
After being assigned to a specific task, individuals become masters of this task: “First, the improvement of the dexterity of the workman necessarily increases the quantity of the work he can perform, and the division of labor, by reducing every man’s business to some one simple operation, and by making this operation the sole employment of his life, necessarily increases very much the dexterity of the workman” (15).This mastery allows for greater amounts of product to be produced and increases the efficiency of the entire production process. Specialization of laborers strengthens the relationships between workers and members of the community. Due to the increase and efficiency in production excess goods are being produced. An excess of goods allows individuals to exchange their goods for other goods with members in their community: “Every workman has a great quantity of his own work to dispose of beyond what he himself has occasion for; and every other workman being exactly in the same situation, he is enabled to exchange a great quantity of his own goods for a great quantity, or, what comes to the same thing for the price of a great quantity of theirs” (18). Exchanging goods stimulates relationships among community members who develop a reliance on others success in order to acquire particular goods.The exchange of goods also fosters relationships between community members of varying societal