Evidently, "Frankenstein" is a novel that depicted the opposing nature of science and humanism. The characters of Victor Frankenstein and his creation, the Creature, represented science's objectiveness and detachment from human values and morals; however, Frankenstein's transition to being a humane individual once more towards the end of the novel showed Shelley's objective to illustrate humanism as most important to humanity. Cultivating a humane and moral society, for Shelley, was most important than the social and intellectual progresses associated with science.

It is thus this paper's objective to discuss and illustrate in the no

vel "Frankenstein" the theme of society's pursuit for science and objectivism at the expense of humanism (human-based morality). This paper reflects how objectivism resulted to the Creature, Frankenstein's creation made possible through science, and its wrath against humanity. In effect, the Creature's lack of morality and inability to experience emotions reflects science's limits in influencing and affecting human life, particularly humanity's standards of morality.

In effect, these two transitions in Victor Frankenstein's life had shown the detrimental effects of science when used for the benefit of the individual alone and bereft of any sense of human morality. The demise of both Frankenstein and the Creature showed that humanism and morality still prevails over the temporary wonders and benefits of science.

The Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit languages engaged his attention, and I was easily induced to enter on the same studies. Idleness had ever been irksome to me, and now that I wished to fly from reflection and hated my former studies...Their melancholy is soothing, and their joy elevating, to a degree I never experienced in studying the authors of any other country...How different from the manly and heroical poetry of Greece and Rome!

...he suffered not in the consummation of the deed...A frightful selfishness hurried me on, while my heart was poisoned with remorse. My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy, and when wrenched by misery to vice and hatred, it did not endure the violence of the change without torture...

However, towards the end of the novel, Frankenstein learned to utilize and recognize his sense of morality once again after experiencing loneliness and s

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