Frankenstein
(1823) is a novel by Mary Shelley about a scientist who brought to life a
monstrous creature. The Bride of
Frankenstein is a sequel to the1931 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel
having the same title. In this sequel, both Henry Frankenstein and his creation
have survived. Together with his former mentor, they begin on experimenting the
creation of life again, creating the female counterpart of the first creation,
only to reject him.
The story depicts on how science
have crossed the social-science boundary for the sake of achieving a certain
goal --- life creation; to a worse extent, playing god. It somehow indicates
that we shouldn't be little devils in trying to achieve a different level of
scientific success, throw away your morals and go about resurrecting the dead
to create a different life form. Our
morals should stay intact with whatever we do to avoid chaos and
misunderstanding.
There is a prominent gap between
morality and science. As we talk about science, things that come to mind is
about rationality and practicality; reality, the same goes to morality in the
sense that we have our 'conscience' doing the work; the moral principles of
man. It is essential for the two to have balance so as not to lead into
transgression.
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About Frankenstein being mum, the
novel had no other way of showing how and what the monster thinks or feels. In
the film, the creature was able to say words but still incoherent. It was to
portray a difference between a regular human and a creation of a human like himself, to show superiority. It was for
the viewers/readers to comprehend what was being conveyed.
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