Technology, Society and Values

Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein tells the story of Victor 's ambition to successfully create a life through the use of science . In the present times , this is closely known as genetic engineering or cloning , wherein a scientist or a doctor dabbles in the works of creating a new life or transforming a life through science and technology . Shelley shows in her work that Victor had successfully created a being , however it stunned him , not in amazement but in hatred and fear of the misshapen creature he has created . The creature that Victor created

was adultlike like in its physique but childlike in its mind . Its innocence became its downfall as it slowly learned , the hard way , that it is not a normal human being but a reject of the society because of its appearance . This led to its violent rampage destroying the things that it desires belongingness in the society , and created an even more fearsome aura that caused people , even its creator , a deeper terror and horror in its existence . This shows that such inventions and discoveries does not necessarily mean success in the world of science as such creatures do not play a significant role in making the lives of people better . This indicates that science and technology has a great power in playing with fate and lives that people tend to question its ethics , morals and values . Shelley successfully presents in her work that science has to consider certain ethics and morals with its inventions , thinking about...