Frankenstein

I think that the novel Frankenstein says a major statement about techno-science. Frankenstein felt that the knowledge that he was seeking to learn in order to create the creature was extremely important. In fact on page 28, he said, "One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought". The fact that he says that one life or death would be just a small price to pay is very telling. It shows that he was willing to do anything, even kill, in order to learn what he needed to create his piece of techno-science. 


However, as the book moves on Mary Shelley makes sure that the readers know that we need to be careful about what we do with techno-science because the consequences can be dire. Many people have never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein so they do not realize that, while Dr. Frankenstein's creature did kill people, the creature could have been good if he had been nurtured and cared for. I believe this is Shelley telling us that if we want to mess with nature we need to make sure that we follow through with what ever we started otherwise we will regret our creations and efforts. The creature says to Frankenstein that if someone would have shown him love and affection he would not have killed and he would have been happy with who he was. I think that this is also a statement about life. I feel as though when people feel loved and needed they are generally much nicer and happier than people who feel no connection to anyone, but that is a whole different topic. I believe that Mary Shelley is fine with techno-science as long as we are careful with our choices and actions when we are working in that field because both good and bad things can come out of techno-science.