hi everyone ! So we go through the letters and 5 chapters of Frankenstein !
I took out a few sentences and used allusions to enable the reader to understand in a more comprehensive manner.
"But these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt, and then eyes to pore over the microscope or crucible, have indeed performed miracles."
In this quote, I see biblical figures. It has an illusion to the bible. Philosophers can represent "God". In the Bible, it was written that God made Adam with dirt. "Whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt" relates to the process of how Adam was created. Next, "then the eyes to pore over the microscope" reminded me that God made every single person perfectly, unique in their own way. Right now I am taking Biology as a science class and i am currently learning about Mitosis and Meiosis. My Goodness. It is so hard to imagine that that this process of dividing a cell has so many steps in order to get to its goal and all this process only takes play in the nucleus of a cell. There are millions and millions of cells in a human body and each process that takes place is perfect. His "eyes to power over the microscope" tells me that every single aspect of humans were created carefully and that every little detail counted. By making Adam, God had "performed [a] miracle".
-Angela Hyun
Ahahaha, Angela, this post sounds just like you!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how you analyzed the quote from Frankenstein using the biblical allusion.. and a little reference from our AP bio class. because I've always believed religion and science are two different concepts. Thanks for helping me with the reading, since the bible is still so foreign for me!
-Chloe K.