every individual faces the ever-present possibility of annihilation should the conflict enter the phase of total war.
Increased development of weaponry turns war from a fight between governments to a fight between the human race, which if were to spiral out of control, could result in the reversal of development, reverting us back to primates in the far future given global warming doesn't kill us first
During the span of one generation, the international distribution of power has been fundamentally altered.
Easy to look at history passively since it's already happened, but history repeats itself and it's scary to think the power distribution could change again within our lifetimes
The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms.
Evidence of valuing execution over concepts in politics (not specific to Truman but shown here). He believed fear to be a catalyst for action and used the words 'free' and 'freedom' often throughout his speeches to poke at what the American public was most sensitive to/cared most about
minority forcibly imposed upon the majority
He describes the governments this way yet has no problem killing countless civilians to scare said minority
“you know me: I am a man to be trusted. Make a clean breast of this in confidence; and I make no doubt I can get you out of it.
Everyone thinks they understand other people and the world, but truly no one knows anything. We anticipate things based on past experience and judge others when there's no way to know what it is like inside their head, nor can we see their memories and thoughts. This quote depicts this common misconception of perception.
Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation
Good example of personalities affecting the visual appearances of people. Our brains can sense when there is something strongly off about people which can be disturbing depending on the extent of strangeness. Hyde seems to be the opposite of Frankenstein as there is no specific physical deformity but his character leaves others feeling horrified at the sight of him. Frankenstein is physically deformed but his heart is good, people just wouldn't give him a chance.
“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”
hahahah i get it good one really clever 10/10
it was but to see it glide more stealthily through sleeping houses, or move the more swiftly and still the more swiftly, even to dizziness, through wider labyrinths of lamplighted city
May personify the crime and dirt behind London's idealistic image as a city of class and riches. The faceless man represents the blur of faces with wicked intent among the city.
but now his imagination also was engaged, or rather enslaved; and as he lay and tossed in the gross darkness of the night and the curtained room
Connects to concept of cancerous thoughts (starts as one thought, burrows into the back of your head, continues to grow until it takes up your entire mind in a malicious manner)
“Tut-tut,”
I feel like this is the old time equivalent of responding to a really long paragraph with 'lol'
It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see.
Horrible things happen every day but for the most part one is only able to be truly shaken by something when they are there seeing it in the flesh. Connects to movies - we are used to seeing and hearing stories that are fake so we are numb to real bad things until we face them in real life.
For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
Characters depicted as sharing a strong bond beyond common interests and favors. Hints at a spiritual connection as they do not have much to say, yet enjoy their weekly walks as "the chief jewel" of the week. This demonstrates the importance of human connection and company.
which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life
Much more to be inferred from a conversation through body language rather than actual words
still have feelings for her,
In my eyes everything happens for a reason but then bad things happen to other people and I wonder if it's perspective or does the universe really have its plan
I’m sorry
I'm sorry I'm making so many annotations but I like this story if u wanna just grade one related to Frankenstein and one related to the way this is written it is a okay
she’s lower-class
hahahahhaahahha funny cause they're spit sisters and at least Allison has love in her heart
The thing’s a freak, you’re always saying so yourself every time one of those stupid commercials comes on—”
This woman has seen this creature for less than a minute and already calls its a freak, similar to literally everyone towards Frankenstein other than the blind man. This dog cat is lucky though because the man is giving it a chance at love and affection.
nestled there against my chest, warm and content
Every creature (including Frankenstein) needs comfort, support, and love!!!!!!!
She was the only woman I’d known these past twelve years and more, my familiar.
Sometimes we fear change, as the unknown could be worse, but you'll never know your potential happiness if you don't make that change
The girl, red-faced and embarrassed despite her I.Q.
She may have beauty and IQ but as the human race in this story improves superficially, humanity is being lost. These qualities, although desirable, are skin deep. Frankenstein although ugly, has much more to give the world and its inhabitants than a stuck up visually appealing girl. The only instance looks matter is in a sexual context because in this sense sexual attraction is necessary. As a friend, child, or helper however, looks should mean nothing.
CRISPR gene-editing technology
Funny how this is fiction but this is coming to reality
all her days were the same, pedal to the metal, one situation after another, all of which she dealt with like a five-star general driving the enemy into the sea. I
He admires his wife's independence and drive in her work, whereas Victor only truly admired Elizabeth's body
There was a larger sadness at play here, the sadness of attachment and loss and the way the world wreaks its changes whether we’re ready for them or not.
He continues to observe the world and people around him. The writing here slightly resembles that in Frankenstein as there is vast detail in the descriptions of the situation mentally, physically, and emotionally, however Victor is the center of his own world in Frankenstein
“Well, I love—loved—Shushawna, too.” She choked up. “More than anything in the world.
I love my dog more than anything in the world. Psychologically however we are programmed to love more easily cute, natural things in nature. Humans find furry, small things cute. We find ideal facial features beautiful. We are a narcissistic species that if given our own child that resembles ourselves or our significant other, we find it cute and it feels more natural to love it with all our heart. It is natural psychology to be repulsed by Victor's creation, however he never gave it a chance to show his beautiful soul because he was so blinded by visual prejudices. We could blame Victor's biology, but as a scientist he should have the capacity to push not only the limits of science but also his mind.
“Because I can. My I.Q. is 162 and I can run the hundred metres in 9.58 seconds.”
Victor was narrow minded in the sense that he couldn't see past his own misery, whereas this girl is blinded by her own obnoxious ego.
Allison had kept the pig in her lap throughout the meal, feeding it from her plate, and afterward, while we sat around the living room cradling brandies and Bénédictine, she propped the thing up at the piano, where it picked out “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” with its modified hooves
Sobbing now this is breaking my heart
“I loved her, Roy. I really loved her.”
I'm crying actual tears every animal deserves a full happy life it's a cruel world I don't understand like why are we even here why does the universe exist what is beyond our physical forms
She was sad-faced and sweet, the victim of one catastrophic relationship after another, and I couldn’t help feeling protective toward her, a single woman alone in the big house her mother had left her when she died
The narrator in this story is concerned with the feelings of those around him, unlike Victor who focuses solely on his own "misery".
Not that I didn’t like them—it was just that they always seemed to manage to get in the way at crunch time. Or maybe I didn’t like them—maybe that was it.
Unsure about feelings towards others- this annotation doesn't really have to do with Frankenstein or the way it's written but I relate to this. Being a human with the ability to perceive the world from only one mind leaves me confused as to whether I'm meant to like all my friends or if i'm crazy or if we're all the same. Would be interesting to read passages from different people describing what the inside of their mind looks like.
The girl shrugged. “I already said I’m sorry.
Although I disagree with Victor's actions, at least he went halfway with taking responsibility for the deaths as he created the creature, however this girl takes no responsibility and thinks a superficial "I'm sorry" is enough as penance
Ruby would never bite anybody.
Opposite of Victor's view on his creature. The creature in Frankenstein is a kind soul but Victor refuses to give him any form of support. The girl in this story stands up for her creature (dog) regardless of its actions.
I wasn’t thinking.
The passage (writing wise) is centered on the narrator's physical surroundings rather than thoughts which are the focus in Frankenstein
The pig itself—doe-eyed and no bigger than a Pekinese—didn’t seem to be struggling, or not any longer,
:( not an annotation but the stuff you assign us to read makes me so sad
The lawn, a lush blue-green that managed to hint at both the turquoise of the sea and the viridian of a Kentucky meadow, was something I took special pride in
The natural landscape is being verbally illustrated with descriptive language similar to that of Mary Shelley used to describe the sublimes in Frankenstein .
the world imagined by Franz Kafka offers a closer vision: bureaucratic, unknowable and ruled by uncertainty as much as fear.
Will society ever escape the cycle of ruling and surveillance?
With so much obscurity, many Chinese people see the authorities for what they are — erratic, unrestrained and now equipped with unpredictable new powers
What is the psychological need for some people to have power?
Chinese people often report that they’re comfortable with government surveillance, and train stations are known to be closely watched. The logic often expressed is that those who are law abiding have nothing to fear.
Is this North Korea on a smaller scale?
the screen displayed her name and national identification number. I t
Who is running the world?
Below, on the departures floor, janitors had attached mops to the front of motorized scooters, cleaning the large marble floors with the efficiency of a Zamboni.
China may be ahead of us technologically, but freedom and humanity lacks. Could the rest of the world become China?
Surveillance cameras are everywhere in China.
The world, not only in China, is slowly losing the concept of freedom
The robot may turn out to be better at some ethical decisions than we are. It may even make us better people.
Possibly - also the chance of a bad person messing with the system and programming their own prejudices
The car will reduce congestion and emissions
Important - no point in developing the world if it is destined for close destruction
One big advantage of robots is that they will behave consistently.
Advantage until programming goes too far
machine learning
Could robots eventually be so advanced in programming to the point they will begin to form ideas, opinions, and feelings of their own
There are already weapons that operate without being fully controlled by humans.
If we aren't careful robots will rule us
government
The government is not to be trusted
maximise happiness, or well-being
sounds like communism to me
technical issues
Will we ever have a car completely incapable of failing/errors in the system?
Neither outcome is good, but which is least bad
What is 'least bad' is debatable and therefore robots programmed for ethics will never be fully ethical/moral. Ideally robot would sense a bad situation early on and be able to break instead of having to choose what is 'least bad'