Black Mirror, Be Right Back

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A common warning in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein and the popular Netflix show, Black Mirror; “Be right back” by Charlie Brooker is the danger of the innate human need for more knowledge, which leads people to make illogical decisions.
In the Episode of Black Mirror, “Be Right Back”, Martha drives herself mad by involving herself in an inhumane program which brings your loved one “back to life” by analyzing each photo, video, status update and more and attempts to “recreate” them. Her late husband Ash died in a car crash and when her friend Sara encourages her to look into this organization, Martha becomes quickly obsessed; She craves more each day. At first she was texting “Ash” through the program, but when that was not enough, she needed