Eva's Emotions In Frankenstein

When babies are born, one of the first reactions that doctors and the parents look for is a sign of crying. This is to ensure that the baby is breathing. This is a natural happening in order to survive. In addition, crying is a form of communication of when a newborn is hungry, sleepy, or is feeling uncomfortable. Even after learning to talk, human still cry in times of joy and sadness. An important lesson taken from Frankenstein, is that emotions are necessary to be considered alive. This can be interpreted as being alive biologically and socially. Emotions play a large role in how we think and behave. Emotions are essential to being animated because they play a role in growth, communication, acceptance, and survival.

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In regard to emotions existing in created lifeforms, would these feelings be programmed into an A.I. or would it learn naturally though its interactions? The film Ex Machina, the audience comes to question if Ava's feelings were here own. In the end of the movie, some may consider that she has emotions to a degree, being that she killed her creator, Nathan, in order to escape. Unlike the creature in Frankenstein, Ava does not need to learn the language since she is preprogramed to be able to communicate. In addition, unlike the creature, Ava is beautiful and most people would not be able to tell if she was a robot or a human. Ava could easily fit in with everyone else. Both Frankenstein and Ex Machina deal with ideas of emotions, communication and acceptance. In the end, what determines a successful integration to society is how the world sees them. Some may argue that only being composed of cells or being conscious constitutes for being alive, but does that also apply to being active and animated in society? For the creature, hiding for one's life or constantly being looked down upon is certainly not a way to