Bioethical Arguments in Jeanette Winterson's Frankissstein: A Love Story

Biotechnological developments caused various concerns in society after the Second World War, and as a result, a new field of study called bioethics has emerged to discuss the concerns created by these biotechnological developments. This field is also heavily influenced by the arguments regarding biotechnological concerns in literary works. The aim of this study is to show that Frankissstein: A Love Story, published in 2019 by Jeanette Winterson, can be a reference for these bioethical discussions. This study consists of three main chapters, except for the introduction and conclusion parts. The first chapter of this study introduces some information about bioethics and bioethical principles. The importance of literary works for bioethicists is also taken into consideration in this chapter. Then the bioethical concerns addressed in Frankissstein: A Love Story are discussed in the second chapter. The second chapter includes seven parts each dedicated to a different bioethical concern found in the novel, and it introduces some theoretical information about these concerns before addressing how they are discussed in the novel. The final chapter deals with the reasons why the bioethical responsibilities are neglected by Victor Frankenstein and Victor Stein. By doing so, this study aims to investigate how bioethical awareness is revealed in a literary work.