In her novel "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley asks her audience to consider the limits to which we can expand the category of human nature, and if her creature might be best understood as "human". ... Victor Frankenstein manages to create his own humanoid creation vastly superior to the average man, and throughout the novel, struggles on whether or not to identify the creature as human, or keep his original thoughts of it being a regretful disgrace to the world, due to the demon-like actions that the creature commits. ... As Diana Reese states in her article, "A Troubled Legacy: Mar...

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Frankenstein's experiments. ... We will be referencing Victor Frankenstein's previous work and experiences from the text of Frankenstein, the Modern-Day Prometheus written by Mary Shelly. ... Frankenstein occurred due to his secrecy and neglect of his previous work. ... Frankenstein has an obligation to acquire knowledge for the benefit of society. ... Frankenstein has provided. ...

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In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley simultaneously spins both a gripping horror story and an intense line of philosophical questioning - specifically, what it means to be human. ... With this in mind, the creature implores Frankenstein to compose a bride for him, declaring it a natural right. ... As Frankenstein deplores the creature after he makes his request, he simply replies "You are in the wrongand, instead of threatening, I am content to reason with you." (Shelley 104) When confronted with opposition in seeking out what he wants, the creature has matured to a point at which...

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The finished product Frankenstein was one that frightened Shelley herself. ... Victor Frankenstein, a seeker of distinction, is synonymous with his misuse of science that creates a creature for which he provides no direction. ... "All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated whom am miserable beyond all living things." (125) The result of Frankenstein's abandonment is the creature's revenge against him. ... Of the events that unfolded in Shelly's masterpiece Frankenstein none of them can be excused, but given the creature's upbringing can easily be justified. ...

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It is actually similar to what happened in Mary Shelly's book Frankenstein, when Dr. Frankenstein created the Monster he didn't have full control over it, or what the scientist achieved in the movie Jurassic Park (Kafka). ... If people fear a Frankenstein-like scenario, then their fear is that Artificial Intelligence will become out of control and will lead to a battle for control. ...

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