In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses the recurring theme of “the pursuit of knowledge” to reveal that the danger of knowledge is not the knowledge itself, but instead the possibility of corruption of the knowledge by human society. Mary Shelley’s uses the pursuit of knowledge to put a heavy concern on the responsibility of the creator’s use of knowledge, in regards to creations and discoveries. She has a heavy underlying focus on the responsibilities of scientists to take responsibility and provide
like most scientists, Victor was very interested in learning about science and how the world works. “It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.” Victor Frankenstein became mad and had his life destroyed because he had an obsession with science
is not immense. The creation of the monster in Frankenstein and cloning are two arguments that prove that advancements made in
The seductive mistress of science has not alluded the minds of the few that know how to modernize it and the masses who take advantage of it every day. Whether the advancement be in the realm of medicine or in the dominion of electronics, humans use the application of the field as a positive benefit in their lives. However, science can easily be transformed into something devastating and harmful to the human race; scientists have been able to design the cure for polio as well as atomic technology