Frankenstein: Human vs. Inhuman

Robots and monsters are unable to feel. They cannot comprehend what it is to be in love, and there is no way for them too. They have no souls, therefore they have no true emotions or understanding of the world. From the book R.U.R. By Karel Capek, it is explained by a character that, “They’re only Robots. They have no will of their own, no passion, no history, no soul.” It is obvious from this quote that Robots have no emotions at all of life or the meaning of being alive. They are soulless creatures who have no meaning in life other than to serve humans. Robots have no opportunities to be happy, sad, angry or in love because it is simply impossible for them. They simply cannot live the way humans are able to.

Humans have so many more freedoms and natural rights. We are able to have true emotions and feel much more than inhuman beings. This can be thought of as a good thing or a bad thing, but in this case I will lean more toward the positive spectrum. We as humans are able to feel love and happiness and joy in life. From Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein, “Delighted and surprised, I embraced her.” This quote is showing that human beings are able to have true happy emotions, of which monsters cannot.

Inhuman creatures were created to perfect the human being. In R.U.R. It is stated that, “The human machine...was hopelessly imperfect. It needed to be done away with once and for all.” Capek is saying that scientists are trying to make the perfect man, because we obviously have so many problems existing within us and about us that cannot be fixed. Out of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, “If I could banish disease from the human frame, and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death!” Victor wanted to make a man without flaws, that wouldn’t be affected by silly illnesses and die easily. There are so many defects of man, and he wanted to mend them.

I feel that these three topics I have chosen go very well together. I am showing the difference between being human versus nonhuman, and including the reasons for the creation of the latter. The evidence I have found for them I feel is quite helpful to support my claim.