The Bride of Frankenstein - Reaction Paper

The Bride of Frankenstein

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With science, almost everything is possible. But does it mean that just because it is possible, it is acceptable to do it? Since 1996, scientists have been successfully cloning several animals.[1] Up until now, it is still being debated whether it is morally correct. Bringing the dead back to life is somewhat similar, though cloned domesticated farm animals do not have the same capabilities of killing people than undead humans. Who are scientists to decide who to live or live again? For me, man-made life is frowned upon by society because if something goes wrong with the synthetic organism, we have the scientists to blame. People will argue that the bad situation could have been avoided if not for the scientists who chose to meddle with God's plan. If life had occurred naturally though and something goes wrong, we have no one to blame. We just shrug and say, "This is what God has planned, who are we to argue?"

The fact that the monster is made from scrap pieces of dead bodies patched together also contributes to the unethical side of things. Doctor Frankenstein made the monster out of energy from a lightning strike, and he did not bother to teach him how to live. The monster remained unaware of its surroundings. When people see his grotesque appearance, they get scared and the unknowing monster gets scared as well. This resulted in several people getting killed. I believe this is why they made the monster dumb; for more action in the film. If it were intelligent and excellent in communicating with other people then people would not judge so easily. It would not have resulted in mobs, fires, and deaths. The main reason for the monster being dumb was for improved story line and great cinematography.