It is interesting how a literary work can beat the time and keep its interest in spite of the passage of the years, such is the case, of the novel Frankenstein of Mary Shelley.
On the other hand, this work is very curious because of the way it has become part of popular slang, and has transcended with some particular things to mention, so many people talk about the work, and calls the monster Frankenstein when we never see in the book that the character is called by this name, really the one that has that name is the other principal character Victor Frankenstein, who is the scientist who gives life to the monster, who is mentioned as a beget, to be despicable, evil creature and others appealing but never called Frankenstein.
This novel was written in the XIX century, and whose author Mary Shelley was only twenty tears old, raises a dilemma that today in the XXI century, is the confrontation of every creator with his work, in this case, as a scientist You can manage your scientific achievements and innovations and the product you are able to achieve. What happens when an invention comes to life and is able to claim its creator, because I endow it with certain characteristics and not with others. There is an ethical approach in the work is shown very clearly when once the creation of Dr. Frankenstein comes to life this becomes independent of its creator and it can no longer control or manipulate, there is also a fundamental problem which Can be summarized as follows: can science subvert the natural order, can scientists play to be gods, is the science capable of controlling their creations, are deep issues and extensive debates that the work treats them, but in an otherwise masterly way and again are reflected in the popular imaginary in a different way.
For example, it is always heard in people who comment about this book or who knows it by some commentary or by the film versions, that the monster is a disgusting being who only wants destruction, however, when analyzing the work, this character, product of the science of Dr. Frankenstein, demands to be understood, wants to be a real human being, moreover, wants to love and be loved, so much so, that implores for a companion, also raises a controversial fact, Instinctively once he gives life he is frightened by his creation and tries to hide it, or is surprised by it, which leads us to a question, how can a scientist collaborate with the advance of science and at the same time be able to exceed their contribution to it? What happens when the creator or scientist can not control or eliminate his inventions when he believes that these are a danger to humanity, in fact, Dr. Frankenstein died in the attempt to defeat his creation and in this process suffered the loss of his loved ones and could not eliminate the spawn he had invented.
On the other hand, what happens when a laboratory invention, has its own personality and wants to be better, wants to improve, it is discovered that can be as kind as cruel, and here metaphorically the author gives it to understand, when the spawn wants to participate in knowledge of humanity when he is able to be moved by the work of "Gothe", specifically when he knows and reads the pains of young Werther, a work that makes him understand that humanity has wonderful characteristics, and that there are people who are capable of being sensitive and that not everyone is evil, also here is an implicit claim, when the beggar claims directly to its creator why it was created in such a horrible way, that no human being supports its presence and cries out for an equally deformed partner like him . Of course in this part of the work, it is allowed to be understood, or it is proposed that it would happen with an invention or scientific creation that surprisingly wants to improve and imitate the human nature, besides, that on the other hand can be so destructive, I want to remember that the monster, once he does not get Dr. Frankenstein to create a companion for him, then he shows his evil side and is dedicated to murder and to hurt the relatives of the doctor, thus showing the problems that can cause to experience with the nature without any control .
It is also important to emphasize that although it is not mentioned in the work, it reflects the spirit of the developments that were occurring at the time it was written, for example Luigi Galvani had already experimented to test the properties of electricity over muscles, in fact Galvani performed experiments where he passed a small electric current through a dead frog and contractions to his muscles.
Finally we can say that the work Frankenstein raises an interesting debate, with respect to the scope of science, its application and the control that can be had on the creations that can obtain by the scientific advances.
In addition, when a work is not properly publicized, it often arises that it contains wonderful elements that, if they are not consciously studied, are lost in the collective imagination, an example is the approach made by the begetter in wanting to improve and live as a human being, with love and appreciate the beauty of life and the great works of literature, and yet the work is famous because the monster was just that a beget and nothing else.
