In Frankenstein, Shelley explores the transgression of the natural order in the Romantic ideal by humanity's ongoing pursuit of progress and knowledge, a consequence of the Enlightenment Era and the Industrial Revolution. ... Thus, Shelley criticizes the human tendency to disregard nature in favor of the pursuit of scientific discovery. ... This criticises scientists who utilised scientific advancements such as Galvanism for self-serving motives. ... This presents the wider Romantic concern that the Industrial Revolution, in its mechanisation of society exemplified in the textiles indu...

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Mary Shelley's gothic, seminal science fiction text "Frankenstein" depicts the enlightening scientific world during the Industrial Revolution, where its frame narrative cautions about the negative connotations involved with unnatural science. ... " Shelley contrasts the scientific revolution to the aftermath of technology portrayed in "Blade Runner", as these mutual texts in time reflect differing contexts of similar human experiences and values. ...

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