Redundant Innovations
The cliché, "history repeats itself," is inevitably true. Time after time, one can always find a case that has a redundant error throughout history. These errors are often themes used for literary works. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, readers are introduced to the theme of a well-intentioned innovation rebel against society. As Shelly illustrates this theme in Frankenstein, one can find similar instances throughout history. Connections between the inventions of Victor Frankenstein, protagonist of Frankenstein, can be established with Albert Einstein, the United States CIA, Tom Anderson, and Chris DeWolfe, as all their developments have turned against society.
Shelley produced Victor Frankenstein to be a character whom posses a passion for the sciences of life and development. In the novel, Frankenstein's dream of manipulating life seemed distant, yet the endless hours Frankenstein labored experimenting aroused the innovation he fancied, thus, the monster was created. With all the effort spent on the monster, Victor Frankenstein's intensions were purposed to better society. Frankenstein was unaware of the horrid creation, and the catastrophe foredooming, while in the process of constructing the monster (Analysis 1). The following cases discussed are factual instances that can be related to that of Frankenstein's: a well-intentioned discovery rebelling against society, and thus, proving to the cliché of history repeating itself.
Albert Einstein was a physicist whom, like Frankenstein, devoted his life to sciences. Through the life of Einstein his discoveries ranged from electromagnetic energy to physics theories (Duffy 1). Out of all the inventions Einstein summoned, none can compare to his ultimate development of the atomic bomb. While living in Germany, Einstein was asked to create weapons of mass destruction for the Nazi Party by Hitler. Einstein declined to the proposal being that he was an active pacifist. Shortly after, Einstein became disgusted with the...