How Is Victor Newton's First Law Related To Frankenstein

John Stuart Mill once said “A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inactions, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.” This would indicate that every person has a responsibility to help those around them, and that we are all interwoven in how we learn and grow. This also indicates that by not doing anything, we are making a choice that henceforth causes a reaction. Explore how this relates to Victor Frankenstein and his initial treatment of Adam/The Creature.

First I am going to explore a few theories. Murphy’s Law States that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Throughout my short but bountiful life, I have learned that nearly every possible negative outcome is definitely a

Newton’s first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform in a straight line unless acted upon by an unknown force. We all have a path to take. No matter what religion you believe in or if you believe we are governed by the stars, as Victor Frankenstein did as stated on pg 33 “When I look back, it seems to me as if this almost miraculous change of inclination and will was the immediate suggestion of the guardian angel of my life—the last effort made by the spirit of preservation to avert the storm that was even then hanging in the stars, and ready to envelope me”, we all have a path we are determined to follow. There are forks in the road and different decisions to be made, and there a million different paths we can take, but they are there. There are many different things that can come along and sway our paths. An object in motion, our lives in motion, will remain on a path unless acted upon by an outside force, which could make us choose a decision that could alter everything. Victor Frankenstein made a choice to go against the laws of nature and create something that set off a drastic chain of events that affected not only his personal life, but everyone’s life he was involved

Newton states in his third law that for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. Human nature is typically selfish, especially in today’s society. Before everyone makes a decision, they typically think How is this going to affect me? How is this going to change me? How will it benefit me? Will it change things for better or for worse? As people, we are always looking for an easy, positive solution. But what about others? What about the things we say and do affecting other people’s lives? Everything that we do as people is filtered through what others are going through and perceived in their own way based on that. Victor Frankenstein, when he played God, did not think for one second the consequences he could unload. As he created Adam, he did not fathom the idea of losing control. He was on the quest for the ultimate knowledge, the ultimate power, for omnipotence. This was his creation and he called the shots. He created something against nature and created an equal and opposite reaction in nature that changed his life