Morality In Victor Frankenstein: The Secret Of Life

Morality is the principle concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

One is not born with the ability to make moral and immoral judgements. Instead, as one progresses through life, they come across situations in which they are put to the test and must develop a system of values and principles of conduct. For example, one’s sense of morality might be tested should they find themselves in one of the following situations: “you pass someone in the street who is in severe need and you can help them at little cost to yourself,” or “Someone you have never met needs a kidney transplant. You are one of the few people who can provide the kidney” (Morality Play). We are faced with situations such as these every day. These types of encounters play apart in shaping one’s idea of what would or wouldn’t be the right thing to do, taking into consideration one’s sense of moral obligation to any given circumstance.

Not everyone shares identical moral beliefs. Yet, most can agree on a core set of

There, he learns modern science. Death, as Frankenstein understood it, was the end of life and, yet, possible, rebirth. It was the idea of the “Secret of life” that peaked his interest and sparked the thought about a plan. A thought that would push away a very accepting family, and idea that pushed him away from those who loved and pulled him closer to insanity. “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed. When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was, and gratitude assisted the development of filial