Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-How Far Is Too Far?

How Far is Too Far? Science is the driving force behind the growth of the human race. Without science our community would have stagnated completely. There would be no form of technology or even a basic understanding of how the human body works. While science is a vital source to human progression, a question arises; can science negatively impact the human race if its limits are pushed too far? Mary Shelley’s anti-Enlightenment book Frankenstein, paints a vivid picture of what may happen if science is pushed too far. To start off, Frankenstein can be closely related to some of the scientific breakthroughs that have occurred within the 21st century. Frankenstein is about a monster that was conceived against his will. During the 21st century the cloning of animals became possible through the power of science. In a minuscule amount of time, humans will be able to be cloned as well. While cloning does not require body parts from the deceased to work, cloning is still technically the conception of a being against its will. Frankenstein shows to the reader that an abnormal creation of life is pushing science too far. The monster in Frankenstein mercilessly murders countless people and
Shelley’s piece told the world to be weary of scientifical advancement. She did this during a time period in which the pursuit of knowledge was of utmost importance as well. Shelley’s ideas were so drastically different from the ideas of her time that they surely made people rethink whether scientific advancement was as crucial as it was made out to be. Even today this remains true in the modern world. Frankenstein serves as an omen for the scientists of the modern world. Scientists today do not want to create anything similar to the monster within Frankenstein. In order to not do so, the scientists of today have had their ideas and beliefs shaped by