The pressing issue relates with Frankenstein because it comes into the question of life and who has the right to control, create and destroy a life. Victor created the monster and didn't want anything to do with it after it was complete. Could victor have been able to abort his creation like people. Under which human right does abortion fall under?
Super interesting comparison! But perhaps there is a distinction to be drawn. The monster is "born" as soon as he gets life. In fact, he seems to be a fully fledged adult as soon as he gets life.
ReplyDeleteOne of the crucial arguments with abortion is the question of when the fetus becomes a human (and therefore has human rights). I don't think anyone disputes that the fetus is "alive" (in the sense that sperm cells and egg cells are alive, or the little nucleus of cells that form after the two meet are alive), but is the fetus a "human" (or in terms of US law, a "person")?
It seems to me that "Frankenstein" confuses this issue a little bit, because (a) as soon as the monster gets life he is a fully formed adult, capable of taking care of himself and (b) it's still not clear whether he's human.