Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley is a novel published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on October 27, 2016. This edition contains 184 pages and is presented in English. The story follows young science student Victor Frankenstein, who conducts an unorthodox scientific experiment that leads to the creation of a grotesque yet sentient creature. As Victor grapples with the consequences of his actions, the narrative unfolds through a series of letters written by Captain Robert Walton, establishing a frame story that explores themes of creation and rejection.
Readers will find that Frankenstein delves into the complexities of human emotion and the moral implications of scientific exploration. The novel features elements of the Gothic genre and reflects the Romantic movement, making it a significant work in the landscape of literature and fiction. Through Victor’s journey and the creature’s quest for acceptance, Shelley examines the darker aspects of ambition and the quest for knowledge, inviting readers to reflect on the nature of humanity and the consequences of isolation.
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Frankenstein is a novel written by the English author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley about the young science student Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque but sentient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley’s name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.Victor Frankenstein reanimates a dead body, and then his guilt for creating such a thing. When the “Frankenstein monster” realizes how he came to be and is rejected by mankind, he seeks revenge on his creator’s family to avenge his own sorrow.Frankenstein is written in the form of a frame story that starts with Captain Robert Walton writing letters to his sister. It takes place at an unspecified time in the 18th Century, as the letters’ dates are given as “17-“.Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement, and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction.
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