Question

With which statement would Mary Shelley most likely agree, based on the ideas presented in Frankenstein?

A. The need for self-reliance is important for survival.
B. Traditions should be maintained, but change should also be embraced.
C. Selfish arrogance will lead a man to ruin.
D. Nature can cure any of humanity's problems.

Answer 1

selfish arrogance will lead a man to ruin

Answer 2

Mary Shelley's literary work "Frankenstein" revolves around the life and investigations of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist with an insatiable thirst of knowledge. However, when gaining control of creating life from joining limbs of dead corpses, the creature becomes out of control. His arrogance made him think that he could control and create life, nevertheless, selfish arrogance can lead a man to ruin. That's the statement with which Shelley would likely agree.