Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, expresses the idea that blind scientific ambition and progress is dangerous because of the loss of morals and dire consequences. The two main characters, Victor Frankenstein and Walton, both view scientific advancement as glorification. They both take risks for the recondition they believe they deserve but along the way morals are lost. These two scientist go above and beyond for their study, almost converting their once moral reason to immoral.
Blind scientific ambition is dangerous , it is easy to be consumed for an idea. The human need for glorification clouds judgment and allows certain morals to disappear. For example Walton announces to Victor how his dream is more important than any life aboard his vessel, “One man’s life or death were but a small price to …show more content…
Actions always call for consequences but this thought can be lost in the moment. Victor creates the impossible, life from death, but the consequences of this action results in numerous casualties. Victor revisits the murders in despair “ The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly my wife” progress is made but the repercussion is four dead loved ones (Frankenstein 187). The advancement of science is obsessive and grabs a hold of Victor's life, not ever letting go. Life is dedicated to the progression of science, as is Victor's happiness. Everyone Victor has ever loved is taken away from him, “A fiend had snatched from me every hope of future happiness; no creature had ever been so miserable as I” living through death and despair is the cost of his development (Frankenstein 188). His whole life is lost, taken from him, because he decided to play God and create a monstrosity. The consequences of scientific progress result in death and the loss of a whole individual. Shelley’s opinion of scientific progress always involves the result of dire
Blind scientific ambition is dangerous , it is easy to be consumed for an idea. The human need for glorification clouds judgment and allows certain morals to disappear. For example Walton announces to Victor how his dream is more important than any life aboard his vessel, “One man’s life or death were but a small price to …show more content…
Actions always call for consequences but this thought can be lost in the moment. Victor creates the impossible, life from death, but the consequences of this action results in numerous casualties. Victor revisits the murders in despair “ The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly my wife” progress is made but the repercussion is four dead loved ones (Frankenstein 187). The advancement of science is obsessive and grabs a hold of Victor's life, not ever letting go. Life is dedicated to the progression of science, as is Victor's happiness. Everyone Victor has ever loved is taken away from him, “A fiend had snatched from me every hope of future happiness; no creature had ever been so miserable as I” living through death and despair is the cost of his development (Frankenstein 188). His whole life is lost, taken from him, because he decided to play God and create a monstrosity. The consequences of scientific progress result in death and the loss of a whole individual. Shelley’s opinion of scientific progress always involves the result of dire