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There is a point during the gothic novel Frankenstein, the creature, abandoned, disfigured, and angry with his creator, questions Victor Frankenstein about his unthinking pursuit of scientific knowledge. He wonders how Frankenstein could create a life without considering the consequences of his creation. The creature begs to know what kind of responsibility his creator will accept now that his creation refuses to be ignored.
In the film Jurassic Park, the character of Ian Malcolm poses his statement to the park?s mastermind: ?You?ve stood upon the shoulders of giants to do what you have done. You have the knowledge, but not the respect or the wisdom that comes with the search for that knowledge. In these modern times we have become so preoccupied with the pursuit of whether we can do a thing that we rarely stop to wonder if we should.?
The idea of man?s responsibility for what he creates is also clear in the lyrics for ?Song of Damocles? from the musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Rocky describes his precarious situation as the creation of the demented and controlling Dr. Frankenfurter by using the sword as a metaphor. The mythical Damocles was forced to sit at a banquet under a sword suspended by a single hair, illustrating his lack of control in a situation orchestrated by the tyrant Syracuse. The phrase, The Sword of Damocles, is used to mean impending disaster or the permanent threat of it.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
Examine the subject of responsibility and ethics as it appears it at least three different works, identifying a key ethical concept that is central to all three. Each student will create a thesis with a statement of theme and will analyze each selection in depth, comparing the use of the ethical concept in each work.
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