This document summarizes an oral presentation on studying Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with the concepts of natural philosophy and cyborg theory. It discusses how natural philosophy views human population growth and reduction, and how Victor Frankenstein's creation of life relates to modern reproductive technologies. It defines a cyborg as a human with mechanical or electronic devices enhancing their abilities. The presentation analyzes Frankenstein's monster as a cyborg, with superhuman physical strength but less developed intellect. It traces how the monster learns from the books he reads. The presentation concludes that Victor's wish to create something extraordinary has parallels to humanity's interest in generating new forms that impact society.

1. ORAL PRESENTATION ON
ROMANTIC LITERATURE –
5.
TOPIC – Studying
Frankenstein with the aid
of Natural philosophy and
Cyborg theory

2. Name : Samiya Y Kagdi
Representing : Department
of English (MKBU)
Roll No : 24
Course : M.A.(With English)
Presentation Season – 2
Paper No – 5 (Romantic Era)
Presentation Topic : Study
of Frankestein with the aid
of Natural Philosophy and
Cyborg.
Submitted To : Department
of English.

3. Natural Philosophy
 It came from “natural reduction“ and then
increase of population.
 As when naturally the population is
increasing, it is automatically being
decreased by aforementioned term called
“natural reduction”,and then again it is
increasing (which has regardance with
recurring process, but not leading to an
ultimate end of ceasing).

4. Natural
Philosophy(Hypothesis)
Likewise “humans are made”.
Due to “Humanistic birth(a birth by
female) population is increasing”.
Scarcity of female part, will affect
the population.

5. Resultant Hypothetical
Outcomes / assumptions of
Natural Philosophy
Laura Kranzler : Victor’s creation
of life & modern sperm banks and
artificial wombs show a masculine
desire to claim “female
(re)productivity.
CYBORG.

6. Definition Of Cyborg(first defined
in US in 1960s)
AS PER MERRIAM WEBSTER-
LEARNER’S DICTIONARY
DEFINITION : A human made up of
‘mechanical / electronic devices,
whose abilities are more than the
abilities of a human beings(A
bionic human).

7. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
 In “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein“ we see
this “humane“ whose physical ability is
much stronger than intellectual one.
 As a supportive argument, we may have
“George Canning’s spoken words on “the
subject of proposed amileorations on
slave conditions in the West Indies”.

8. To be Continued..
Which says : “To turn him [the
slave] loose in the manhood of his
physical strength, in the maturity
of his physical passion, but in the
infancy of his unobstructed
reason, would be to raise up a
creature resembling the splendid
fiction of a recent romance.

9. Physical Strength Of
Monster

10. To Be Continued..
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein“ who
was a monster, learned how to
speak, behave, live from “Delacy
family“ and moreover knowledge
was increased by three texts;
paradise lost, the sorrows of
werther and Plutarch’s lives.

11. To Be Continued
Seems to be untamed knowledge.
Led towards anarchy.
Constant rejection from society,
led him towards unfair actions and
ultimately invited his own
downfall.

12. CONCLUSION
 From starting of “Human natural origination” to
its “human manufacturing” by humans, if we
see it seems to be just inquiry into the nature of
origination and then the obsessive wish, why
not to be the part of such tremendous work,
which will have impactful effect on society, its
people and forthcoming generations. Which
might be having interest in generating
something extraordinary than this.

13. Applied Sources
 Guerin, Wilfred L., Labor, E., Murgan, L., Reesman, J.,
Willingham, J., Eds. “A handbook of critical approaches
to literature” : ‘From paradise lost to Frank-N-Furter:
The Creature lives : “From natural Philosophy to
Cyborg”.
 “Cyborg”. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-
Webster, https://merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/cyborg. Accessed 11 March,
2020.

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