A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived

It is brilliant the way in which Mary Shelley recreates the tale of Prometheus. Frankenstien tries to give to the human race a divine power, resembling how Prometheus stole fire and presented it to us. Victor gives us the power to recreate life and to eternally have the power to avoid death of loved ones and to bring them back to life. Though unnatural, there is something tempting about the idea, but why? We must then ask, what hold does Unconditional Love have upon our hearts, abilities, and reasoning?

Unconditional love is scary, I agree. Avoiding it to save yourself from being hurt is a selfish design upon yourself. Why would you rid yourself of love, when it can be the only thing worth living for? Would I have a child, if I knew that child would die before me? No, but I would have a child if I was ignorant to whether it will die before me or not. It is possible that our loved ones could die any day, that our children will die before us, but would you prevent loving and being with that person just because you are cautious and scared? What if they don't die? I don't think it is worth missing out on, for if they do not die and do not hurt you, your life could be incomplete without them. It is not living life if you avoid the chance of love and the chance to create a child that has the ability to complete or destroy your heart. It is possible to think that Frankenstein is driven to create his "monster" to avoid losing those dearest to him. If we are able to recreate those who died, would we ever be hurt? Even if I do not agree with the avoidance of unconditional love, we see the cowardice of Frankenstein to create a being, a discovery, that would lead to him never being hurt again. It is ironic that in his avoidance of death, death is the inevitable result to those closest to him, and therefore also the result to himself.