Frankenstein: English-Chinese Contrast

Author: Shelley
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: Perhaps more movies have been made based on this sad and terrifying story than any other story in the world. Why do so many people love it? Because when we read it for the first time, it seems as if it comes from the memories in our dreams. It is an old story, and it is also a new story. It is called "old" because it was written over one hundred and fifty years ago, when the development of science had just begun; it is called "new" because Frankenstein's problem is also the problem we face today. Science gives us the power to change the world, but this power can also work against us and destroy everything that Frankenstein loved. Today's scientists are creating huge machines, computers, and weapons, claiming that these things are beneficial to us—but can we control them?