Like in Frankenstein, RUR has a theme of technology gone too far. In Frankenstein, Victor was worried about creating an Eve for his creature because he was worried they’d reproduce and eliminate humans as the dominant species on the planet. Victor’s creation was stronger, faster, smarter, and more dexterous than humans. In RUR, robots were created to make working easier. Robots were supposed to be the ultimate worker because they remembered everything, thought nothing new, and had very few needs compared to humans. In RUR, Domin’s Helena wants the robots soul’s to develop more, leading to robots who think new thoughts for themselves. Soon, a robot issues a decree to destroy all mankind and reproduce (make more robots). This is exactly what Victor was afraid of happening in Frankenstein, he didn’t want his creations reproducing together and making more of the superior beings to oppress humans.
In the end of RUR, the two robots left are blessed as Adam and Eve, the first man and woman of their kind. In Frankenstein, the monster was Adam, the first man of his kind, and the monster wanted a mate to keep him company, an Eve to his Adam.
In RUR Damon offers himself up for dissection by the robots so that they may learn what the spark of life is. In Frankenstein, Victor works towards finding the spark of life by robbing graves and assembling together a plethora of body parts from different corpses and somehow bringing the creature to life. This is kind of opposite: in RUR we have the creations dissecting the creators to gain knowledge of the spark of life, while in Frankenstein, the creator is using parts that once had the spark of life, sewing them together, and reanimating them.
Basically there is a strong connection between the two stories and the theme of technology going too far and taking over humans.
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