The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is a work of fiction that breaks the ethics of science. Ethics are defined as rules of conduct or moral principles that are ignored in the story. The story is about a person named Victor Frankenstein who creates an artificial being. Victor abandons the being out of fear and the being is left to discover the outside world on its own and be rejected by people which causes the monster to go on a rampage. Victor's decision would affect him later as the monster would kill his loved ones making Victor suffer. Then Victor chooses to take revenge on the monster and this choice will lead to his death. In the novel Frankenstein one could say that the main character, Victor, breaks the ethics of science when he plays God by creating his own being. It is said that God creates people and makes them as He chooses, giving people their physical appearance. that are unique to that individual. This is similar to what Victor does in his procedures to create his monster. Victor goes to charnel houses and slaughterhouses to gather the materials he needs to make the creature. During the process of designing the monster's structure, Victor chooses how the monster will appear. However, during the creation of the monster there is something that Victor has no control over. According to Victor, “Since the minuteness of the parts was a great obstacle to my speed, I decided, contrary to my first intention, to create a being of gigantic stature; that is, about eight feet high and proportionately large. ” (Shelley 32). From this quote Victor explains that he was forced to make the monster larger than an average man and partly that it was difficult to replicate the minute…half of paper…for science it is a feat Risky Business. Victor Frankenstein broke this ethic when his creation came to life and thought he could play God. As a result, this backfired when he took responsibility for his creation and led to the death of his family and friends. As for what Mary Shelley demonstrated through her novel, Frankenstein, is that ethics must not be broken but followed to maintain a balance between human knowledge and natural events. Works Cited Hanna, Kathi "Cloning/Embryonic Stem Cells." www.genome.gov, April 2006. Web. 7 March 2010. .Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. The Man and the Monster." www.wsu.edu. NP, October. 2002. Network. March 7, 2010.frank.comment3.html>.