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Frankenstein: Morality - College Term Papers

Frankenstein: Morality

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 ...

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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 ...

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Added: 2/26/2004 08:42:19 AM
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