『프랑켄슈타인』에 나타난 괴물의 의미를 다시 생각하기: 자연과 과학의 경계에서
A Rethinking of the Monster in Between Nature and Science: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Science is a study of nature, so the object of science is the nature whose secret particulars are revealed by scientific experimentation. Frankenstein is a young scientist who has a strong desire to know “the causes of life” and “the principle of life” and to create a human creature for himself. There are diverse interpretations of the monster that Frankenstein created. In this paper, the significances of the ugly creature of deformity have been considered from the viewpoint that he is the result of scientific experimentation with nature. Even though Frankenstein's dream to create human creature has been realized, he acknowledges that his attempt to challenge human life has led to the disastrous catastrophe. The monster subtlely provokes a sensation of terror from those who see him. Fear possesses those who watch him. According to Edmund Burke, the sublime emotion comes from the fear of pain and death. Even though the monster is a part of scientific achievement, he still remains a part of nature. The sublimity with which Mont Blanc positively implicates itself is revealed in Frankenstein's monstrous creature in a way. As can be seen in the last part of the novel, however, he returns to the nature where he comes from by setting himself on fire. In a sense, Frankenstein's monster is a creature in between nature and science.
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Science is a study of nature, so the object of science is the nature whose secret particulars are revealed by scientific experimentation. Frankenstein is a young scientist who has a strong desire to know “the causes of life” and “the principle of life” and to create a human creature for himself. There are diverse interpretations of the monster that Frankenstein created. In this paper, the significances of the ugly creature of deformity have been considered from the viewpoint that he is the result of scientific experimentation with nature. Even though Frankenstein's dream to create human creature has been realized, he acknowledges that his attempt to challenge human life has led to the disastrous catastrophe. The monster subtlely provokes a sensation of terror from those who see him. Fear possesses those who watch him. According to Edmund Burke, the sublime emotion comes from the fear of pain and death. Even though the monster is a part of scientific achievement, he still remains a part of nature. The sublimity with which Mont Blanc positively implicates itself is revealed in Frankenstein's monstrous creature in a way. As can be seen in the last part of the novel, however, he returns to the nature where he comes from by setting himself on fire. In a sense, Frankenstein's monster is a creature in between nature and science.
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