What attitude does Frankenstein express toward scientific knowledge and research?

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Hello, I have added a document that will help you write the essay, please look over it as the essay needs to fit those guidelines. This is essay is about the book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelly.

What attitude does Frankenstein express toward scientific
knowledge and research?
You don’t necessarily need to agree with the attitude toward science
that you find expressed in the text. Your job here is to make an argument about the
novel, not to express your own opinion (though you might comment briefly on why
the novel’s attitude is/is not relevant today, perhaps in the conclusion of your essay).
Requirements:
In structuring your essay, focus on argument, evidence, and structure.
1. Argument. A good analytic essay about a work of literature should have a strong
argument or thesis. Your thesis is your answer to the above prompts. It must do
three
things:
a. Direct our attention to some specific aspects of the novel. You only have 1000
words, so what are you going to focus on? A particular character? A scene or
two? A recurring metaphor? A set of related images in the novel?
b. Tell us what you found or discovered by analyzing these specific aspects. E.g.,
what does this character, scene, metaphor, or image reveal about the novel’s
attitude toward science/engineering?
c. Explain something that needs explaining. This is the “so what?” part of your
argument. Why does your answer to this prompt even matter? Does it help us see
something about the novel that we might have missed? Or perhaps it suggests
something about how science and engineering are perceived more broadly, even
beyond this novel?
2.Evidence. When you do research in science and engineering fields, your evidence
comes
in the form of observable data. In literary analysis, your data consists of observations
of
the text. You should include specific quotes from the novel, as well paraphrase and
descriptions of the novel’s form. Remember, your job is to convince us that the novel
does indeed represent science/engineering in the you’ve argued it does.
3.Structure. Your essay should have an introduction, conclusion, and body
paragraphs
where you develop the argument.
a. In your introduction, you need to give us whatever context we need to understand
your argument, and state the argument itself. One or two sentences generally
describing the novel you’re analyzing will help situate your reader before you
dive into the argument.
b. Each of your body paragraphs should develop a unique idea or sub-claim that
relates to your main argument. They should also give evidence of that idea or
claim. Pay particular attention to the first sentence of each paragraph. It should
state the main idea of the paragraph, relate back to your thesis statement, and also
make a transition from the previous paragraph. This is the trickiest sentence of
any paragraph for most people, because it has to all of those things efficiently.
The middle part of the paragraph will describe and analyzing your supporting
textual evidence, and the end of the paragraph will tell us what we learn from this
analysis, moving your argument forward.
c. In your conclusion, you should say something about the broader implications of
your argument. Do not use the conclusion to merely repeat your argument. This is
a very short paper—we haven’t forgotten your thesis already, so we don’t need to
be reminded! Instead, use this as a chance to say more about the “so what?” of
your argument. Why does your analysis matter for how we read this novel, or how
it relates to popular attitudes toward science/engineering? What makes the novel’s
attitude relevant (or not) in today’s world?
In terms of formatting, I prefer that essays use 12-point Times New Roman font,
double-spaced
with 1-inch margins. I grade on content, not format, but you can put in me a good
mood by
following these formatting guidelines!