Shelly reflects her dislike of the scientific process with her depiction of the scientist Victor Frankenstein. Upon beginning his quest to uncover the creation process, Frankenstein uses science to, “Penetrate into the recesses of nature and show how she works in her

Shelly’s argument throughout Frankenstein is one that paints science as an ambition that causes more pain than it tries to do away with. Much of what Shelly says with regards to the creation of life out of nothing is eerily akin to what we see happening in the world today. With the advent of cloning technologies, it has become ‘scientifically’ possible to create a duplicate (at least genetically) of what ordinarily be unique. Reports are constantly coming into the media about human cloning projects and indeed some that claim to have come to fruition. The debate rages on, not unlike it did during Shelly’s time, as to whether or not science has extended itself too far and entered the realm of God. Will cloning technology usher in a new era of human existence, free from disease and pain, or will it instead rear ugly consequences unseen until much too late? This debate makes the central question raised by Shelly in Frankenstein become relevant once again. Are scientists, like the ones at CloneAid for example, true scientific pioneers whose work will result in the extent, or even the perpetuality, of human life or are they simply a modern, modern Prometheus?

Shelley characterizes Frankenstein as a modern a ‘mad scientist.’ One who fails to look at the moral and social implications when attempting to play god. Frankenstein becomes obsessed with the power to master nature and create a new life. In creating life, and ultimately the creature, Victor Frankenstein seeks unlimited power to the extent that he is taking the place of God in relation to his creation. Frankenstein envisions, “a new species [that] would bless [him] as its creator and source…[and] many happy and ex

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