Googling modern revisions of Frankenstein exposed me to hundreds of Frankenstein references–some that I wish I had never even come across. I even came across a television show that referred to a Frankenstein-like creature as its creator’s sexual partner, but the one that appealed to me was my old, fond memory of the story of “aggressive creations” in the book, Jurassic Park. In Jurassic Park, a park was built with manmade Dinosaurs, in which a diverse group of people came forth to this park and ended up fighting for survival; the dinosaurs were left roaming around the place like roaches.

Jurassic Park is clearly extremely inspired by Frankenstein because it’s about monsters that are created by humans that take over a world in which they are a threat to everyone that has significance to their creators. In Frankenstein, it was as if all of the creations’ family members had to be killed since they had some importance in his creator’s life. There seems to be a lot of jealousy involved, whether it’s made apparent or not. In Jurassic Park, everyone relevant to the dinosaurs’ creators seemed to be at risk of the dinosaur’s wrath. It’s apparent from analyzing both of these texts that authors love the idea of creations being so advanced that it poses a threat to more than just their creator; we seem to see a common trend here. We see that both the monster and the dinosaurs seem to want to take over something that existed before they did, and they feel the entitlement to ruin the lives of someone who gave them a chance at life. This entitlement makes it evident that they feel as though since they are out of the ordinary, they are supernatural. The way the scientists in Jurassic Park did their research in contaminated waters is the way that Victor Frankenstein found used body parts on many different occasions to find what would be perfect for this unethical and incredibly scary creation. Both Victor and the scientists are reasons why their loved ones are at risk, indirectly, because they end up creating these monsters that are granted with too much power for their own good. This clearly was no creator’s intention, which was made clear as Victor thought to himself, “Two years had now nearly elapsed since the night on which he first received life; and this was his first crime?” (77) It was so heartbreaking for Victor to accept this, the way it would be for a parent to accept that their child committed a murder. In Jurassic park, like Frankenstein, the dinosaur’s actions are absolutely unpredictable and beyond what a human can prevent or control. Clearly, when someone is granted so much power without having to work for it, it’s just creation-nature to take advantage of the fact that they can move mountains and cause havoc, somehow. Everyone just wants to make an impact in some way or another, but these creations are aware that their impact can be absolutely detrimental.