Up until now, I thought that the name of the
monster was Frankenstein. The film and the book made me realize that
Frankenstein is actually the family name of the scientist who created this
monster. They also made me realize the roles of morality and science in our
society. One can say that the scientist is to be blamed for putting up an idea
that we can create immortal beings or that we can recreate life on our own. He may
be at fault because after the monster was created, he abandoned it. Hence, due
to his lack of knowledge and guidance about the world, the monster committed crimes
such as murdering innocent people and more. Another can say that the monster is
also at fault because his embarrassment about himself is not a valid reason to
do bad things. He may have looked hideous but it was still his decision to
commit those crimes. Science is not immoral, but what people do with it that
causes harm to others is.
In
the book, the monster had the ability to talk so the readers got to know his
side of the story. They got to know how he felt about his creator and how he
felt sorry for the bad things that he did. In the movie, however, the monster
was not able to carry a decent conversation. He was not able to defend himself
and thus he was seen more as a frightening creature by the people. He was made
dumb. And I think they did that to show that we cannot create a being that is
as complex and as delicate as humans are. No matter how similar the creating
process might be, a human’s complexity is its beauty. Thus it cannot be easily created
with the exact results.
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Bernardez, Richelle M.
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