Stem Cell Frankenstein

Stem cells have been around as early as 1868, but stem cell are often related to “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley and the book was published in 1818, 50-years before stem cells were thought of. In Frankenstein, Victor, a scientist, got body parts that he severed from grave digging in order to create the creature. When Victor was done shaping the creature he was “playing god” because he brought something to life without reproduction. Stem cells are also referred to “playing god”, or “cheating at life”. Stem Cells should be used to help repair cells, as well as treat, and possibly cure the diseases that take the lives of others. Stem Cells should be continued research and be an advanced study that could lead to cures of diseases and repair organs …show more content…
In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor created a monster from body parts he retrieved by grave digging. Once Victor was done, he wasn’t at all pleased with his masterpiece, so he decided that he’ll abandon his creature and have him defend for himself. The monster didn’t have anyone; everyone feared him, or was disgusted by him. So, he made my decision to seclude himself in the woods, “cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence you had wantonly bestowed?” (Shelley 1818 chapter 16 page 172). The monster didn’t understand why he was so different from everyone else; why he was so tall and unattractive, he knew he wasn’t like anyone else, but the creature never knew why, “my person was hideous and my stature gigantic. What did this mean? Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination? These questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them?” (Shelley 1818 chapter 15 page 162-163). The creature wasn’t happy with himself, he wishes he never was made, he wanted to die; in the end he burned himself in a fire. This shows that some may not be proud or accepting to the idea of stem cells, it’s “cheating at life” or “playing god”, which is one of the many reasons that lots feel that stem cells should be restricted. But in that situation, the creature was created by body parts from corpses, stem cells is a remarkably different scenario. Stem cells are used to repair tissues, the creature in Frankenstein was played by god, and cheated at life, but stem cells probably weren’t used in his case. Stem cells save lives and cure diseases. Dennis Turner found out he has Parkinson’s disease at age 49. His Parkinson was dilating so quickly it lead him to have tremors and is right arm became inflexible. Therapy wasn’t working,