... science? In the novel, Frankenstein is exploiting:"Whence, I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed? It was a bold question, and one which has ever been considered as a mystery; yet with how many things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries(Chapter 4)." The boldness for discovering unknown is the direct drive for ... claims to my attention, because they included a greater proportion of happiness or misery (Ch.24)( pg.207)." As he recalled at the last moment, he points out that he fears the destruction tha...

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... and without wisdom, even love, with all it's effects, too often works but harm the actions of the uneducated seem to me typified in those of Frankenstein, that monster of many human qualities, ungifted with a soul, a knowledge of the difference between good and evil. One could say that Orwell's novel is non-fiction, and therefore bound to be a more effective tool to highlight social ... problems. However, there are other novels, Dickens" Hard Times for example, that manage to draw attention to the terrible conditions suffered by the poor, and ... innocence, the police officer automatica...

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