The adverse effect of the scientific quest for knowledge in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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This paper discusses knowledge and how its adverse effect appears upon human beings in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.

The she novelist shows that knowledge may have another ugly face, especially, when its use comes to destroy the world.

The study starts with the introduction which presents, in brief, the meaning of science fiction and writing in this subject since the novel itself is a science fiction novel.

Next is an overview about the novel , the circumstances of writing the novel , and the main ideas that Shelley has discussed in her Frankenstein.

The second part of the paper analyzes some selected texts which show the quest for knowledge and its dangerous impact upon the world by exceeding the limits of life and death .

Finally , the conclusion sums up the final result of the study as far as the subject is concerned