Due Feb. 15 (3 days till my B-Day :)

don't you ever get really tired from sleeping all day
and just wanna nap some more??
anyway

Eng.3 assingment
Since I'm writing on what it means to be human, I was thinking of using several events/ elements of Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein".

The first event is being born, in Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein”, the creature/monster/what we in modern times call Frankenstein, was created or was brought to life by Victor Frankenstein but is this evidence of him being human or not human? Most would think that it is evidence of him being non human but Adam was created by God and wasn’t born, and he is human. (ch. 4)

The next thing is Frankenstein Monster’s super human qualities. People are human because of our limits that are rarely broken by a person. Having amazing strength, agility, and intelligence is proof of him not being human; like Superman looks like a human but is not human because of his superiority. (ch. 3)

The last thing is that the Frankenstein monster is a social being with emotions, senses, with the ability of communicating and has the knowledge to learn, think rationally and strategize. All these things are in our selves but in the truth animals have most of these qualities. Animals such as gorillas are able to learn a new language to communicate. Animals can feel hostile, fear, pain, and happiness. Dolphins are really smart and are capable of rational thinking. Mouse’s are able to learn how to go through a maze, and which door has an electric current.

These three things are about being born, human limits, and social/ mental capabilities; these are the main arguments that prove if Frankenstein is human or not. They are different aspects of the argument but together with enough evidence to back them up they will be able to pronounce a convincing argument towards Frankenstein’s humanity.