Technology and Morality in Shelleys Frankenstein - Is...

Frankenstein: Is Knowledge Always Evil? nbsp; As of this writing, I have decided to regard the local TV channels The more you know... commercials as being evil. I do not understand how anyone could regard knowledge as anything but evil. The more you know... the more your mind feels the need to explorer for more knowledge and the more evil it will encounter. The more you search, the more ignorant you realize you are and the more open to pain you become. Who needs to have the knowledge possessed by God or the knowledge of creation from nothing? Frankenstein ...ardently desired the acquisition of knowledge and later came to realize ...how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge. nbsp; In Mary Shelleys Frankenstein we†¦show more content†¦We see that Frankenstein was able to accumulate the knowledge necessary to accomplish his goal of creation. However, we then see how the completion only brought him misery and sealed his fate of an uneasy life. nbsp; The destruction of Frankensteins life from his pursuit of knowledge comes in many ways from the death of family and friends to the endless torment from his creation through the remainder of his life. It is not explicitly provable but we can attribute his destruction more to the fact that Frankensteins search led him to level of knowledge that he was just not prepared to handle. That level being that of God. He tried to take on a role that was not for him as we see when he runs from his creation and again when the monster is relaying his story of abandonment from his creator. nbsp; The monster through his inherent or programmed inquisitive nature also possessed a need to learn. In a matter of a few years after his creation, the monster learned the notions of God and a divine creator. This knowledge in addition to observing the actions and reactions of humans, began to create questions of purpose, who/what is God, personal history, and future/fate. His knowledge of a basic societal structure made him aware that he was an outcast, a monster who was alone and belonged to none. His knowledge led him feelings of sorry and pain, the same feelingsShow MoreRelatedFrankenstein by Mary Shelley Essay3112 Words   |  13 PagesFrankenstein by Mary Shelley FRANKENSTEIN ‘Frankenstein is full of ideas and warnings which are relevant to a modern audience.’ -Discuss the enduring appeal of the novel. Introduction: Despite being over a century old, Mary Shelleys Frankenstein has continued to hold public interest for nearly two hundred years. The novel was published 1818 and is one of the most acclaimed gothic stories in the history of literature. It has remained a firmRead MoreThe Depths Of Humanity By Mary Shelley2235 Words   |  9 Pagesresearch, in vitro fertilization and the Human Genome Project, just to name a few. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Mary E. Pearson’s The Adoration of Jenna Fox, old and new scientific techniques are used to depict the creation of life; for example, Victor Frankenstein’s obsession with science and creating his â€Å"monster† and Matthew and Claire Fox taking on the acts of recreating Jenna. Although Frankenstein and The Adoration of Jenna Fox seem somewhat different in their plot, setting and characters