Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, she explores the concepts of new technology and where the line can be drawn for their innovation. By having the main character, Victor Frankenstein, be so passionate in his idea of creating a new life and then immediately regretting his decisions it comes back to some of the topics that we have been discussing in class. When we read Bill Joy’s article, he talked about the dangers of advancing too quickly in the world of technology. While Frankenstein was clearly enamoured by the idea of creating new life and said: “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.” (Shelley, 36), he is in the end not ready to deal with the consequences. Having Frankenstein run when the monster wakes up is a very clear indication of this.

When the reader is finally able to see how the monster has gotten by on his own, they learn that he is very capable of complex thoughts and ideas. He was able to teach himself how to speak eloquently as well as read. By having Frankenstein create this being all the while not knowing it’s limitations or what it is capable of is an aspect that we are getting to today in our modern technology. With things advancing rapidly, there is no way to be sure of what these new improvements are able to accomplish.