Frankenstein

I always knew the story of Frankenstein even though I never read the book. I guess it was somehow common knowledge because of the high level of popularity that the story has reached. It was always a story I found interesting despite the different remakes and versions it had encountered throughout the years. That is why when the movie adaptation was shown in class, I was really looking forward to it.

For me, the book and the movie was not a story to be valued when morality is being talked about. Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the Frankenstein monster, used parts and organs from the bodies of dead people without the consent of their family members. They did this during the night when no one was around to see it and they paid the workers to keep quiet about what they were doing. I think this shows that they knew the public wouldn’t react well to what they were doing that is why they were hiding. Even in this day and age, the public still wouldn’t react well to the way they were using in performing their experiments. They were disturbing graves without thinking about whether what they were doing was respectful or good.

In the movie, Frankenstein wasn’t able to communicate with other people, that’s why they always thought of him as a monster that would only do them harm. It also added to the viewer’s sympathy for Frankenstein. It made me think of him less of a monster and more of a person that just wanted to fit in and wanted a friend to like him and get to know him for who he is.

The story tackles a lot of issues and shows a lot of problems humanity is encountering that time and possibly in our time also. It shows us that science sometimes faces a lot of problems when experimenting with different things. Limitations are set for scientists because there are things which the public considers are inhumane or against the laws of nature. When science crosses that line, even if they discover something remarkable in the world of science, it wouldn’t last long because people wouldn’t patronize and support it. It also tells us that there are some things we need first to consider before doing anything. In this case, there are a lot of things scientists need first to consider before continuing with their experiments and such. Because even if they make large breakthroughs that would greatly contribute to society, if the ways in which they achieved these breakthroughs are considered immoral by the public, then these breakthroughs wouldn’t be of much help because it would be against what we believe in.