26 And Go said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the cattle, and over All the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he them. 28 And God blessed them. Genesis 2:26-28 a. These are the words that are written in the second chapter of the Holy Bible. God formed man and man then had choices on whether or not to eat from One certain tree in the garden. They did not make the right choice and were Punished for that choice and the rest of the generations are still punished Today for a choice that Adam and Eve made.
Prometheus and Frankenstein had Similar choices to Adam and Eve. Prometheus was a semi-god and his job or task was to create man. After Creating the man, Prometheus felt it his job to protect his creation. In doing So, he gave fire to man that he had stolen from Zeus. From Prometheus's actions He suffered for the rest of eternity. When Victor Frankenstein made his being, He made a choice to «animate lifeless clay and body-parts», to become a being. The choice he made would haunt him for the rest of his life. When Zeus finds Out that Prometheus has stolen his fire, he took Prometheus to a top of a Mountain and chains him to the mountain. Every day an eagle comes down and rips Him open and eats his insides. During the night Prometheus would recover during The night. After Victor Frankenstein created his being, he called it pure evil, but In reality, Victor made his being evil. When Prometheus opens the box that his Bother sends to him (Pandora's box) he lets out all the evil things that corrupt The world. Frankenstein can be compared to Prometheus. Both Frankenstein and Prometheus made things that undoughtily went wrong. Frankenstein made the being And by the end of the book the being had turned out to be an evil creature that No one wanted to have anything to do with. But at the same time, Prometheus Brought on himself Pandora's Box. In the same way, Victor Frankenstein is like Zeus. Frankenstein made The being and Zeus made Prometheus and he made fire to help out man. Frankenstein, after making his being, did not want anything to do with the being Because he was scary and no one wanted to be around him. In the same way, Zeus Did not want to have anything to do with Prometheus. Both the being and Prometheus were made to be used for good but their creators made them into crazy And scary things. The being and Prometheus are banned and are left to die but Neither one of them are able to die and have no way of getting out of the Situations they are in. Everything is made up of choices. In the world today there are good Choices and there are bad choice. Everyone has to make choices and through Prometheus and through Victor Frankenstein anyone can see what happens when you Make the wrong choice.
Morality. It has been questioned by people, honored by people and Revered since the beginning of time. Yet even today not one person can say what Is morally right. It is a matter of opinion. It was Dr. Victor Frankenstein's Opinion that it was alright to create a «monster». Frankenstein's creation Needed a companion. Knowing that his first creation was evil should the doctor Make a second? With the knowledge at hand, to Dr. Frankenstein, it is not at All morally correct to bring another monster into the world. Looking at this probelm with his family in mind, the doctor begins his Work on the second monster. The first monster threatened Frankenstein and even His family. The monster angrily said to Frankenstein, «I can make you so Wretched.» (pg. 162) Trying to scare Frankenstein for not creating his mate the Monster resorted to threats. If the good doctor does create a companion for his First creation he may be endangering others. «The miserable monster whom I had Created,» (pg.152) says Victor upon looking back at his work. If there is Another monster there will be twice the power and possibly twice the evil, Which could hurt or kill his family. When and if Frankenstein commits the moral Sin of creating another monster he may be rid of both monsters forever. «With The companion you bestow I will quit the neighbourhood of man,»(pg 142) promises The morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor, if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a Chance that the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe envoking Fear into townfolk. The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the Good of the world. The monsters can potentially take over whatever they please. «A race of devils would be propegated,»(pg. 163) thinks Frankenstein to himself In his study.
The monsters, if powerful enough, could possibly take over Europe. Frankenstein realizes that he can not possibly doom the world to benefit Himself. «Shall I, in coold blood, set loose upon the earth a daemon..»(pg. 162) argues Frankenstein with his creation. It is not morally right for one Person to unleash such a terror on the world to benefit only himself and his Family. Frankenstein will not let any example change his mind on the point That the monster is and will always be morally corupt. Continuing on his point That the monster was too evil to duplicate, Frankenstein says, «Your threats Cannot move me to do an act of wickedness; but they confirm me in determination Of not creating you a companion in vice.»( pg. 163) Frankenstein will not Sacrifice his morallity because of persuation from a monster. Although Beholding the threat of death and misery Frankenstein held his ground and did Not sacrifice his moral. When and if Frankenstein creates another monster he can not feel as if He has done the morally right thing. From creating the monster Frankenstein Will some how be making people other than himself unhappy. « I consent to your Demand, on your solem oath to quite Europe forever, and every other place in the Neighbourhood of man,»(pg. 143) says Frankenstein as he sees the power that the Two could possibly possess. The good doctor sees that with his own hands he Could possibly scar the world forever. The doctor wants, if anyone, himself to Be unhappy instead of all of man kind. «Begone! I do break my promise,» (pg. 162) states the doctor angrily. Not thinking about himself but the world Unselfishly breaks his promise to the monster. Possessing such a great mind the Doctor is able to realize that a greater evil will be realesed upon the earth Then upon himself. «Your threats cannot move me to do an act of wickedness,»(pg. 162) says the doctor as he argues his point with his creation.
The doctor sees That a greater and more horrible result can come from him making the second Monster than not. With the knowledge at hand, to Dr. Frankenstein, it is not at all Morally correct to bring another monster into the world. On the one hand if the Second monster was created Frankenstein's family would be saved. By the same Token the rest of the world could be forced to bow before two hideous monsters. The problem, making or not making the second monster, played heavily on Frankenstein's mind, possibly caused his brief lapse into the realm of the Insane. Even though Frankenstein began his work for the good of man his Experiment ended up hurting himself and his family.
Frankenstein: Good and Bad Choices
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