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Frankenstein
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- Gutenberg ID
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- Title
- Frankenstein
- Language
- en
- Book source
- Global Grey
- Description max 80 words
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Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" explores the perilous path between human ambition and moral responsibility. Following a young scientist's creation of life, the narrative delves into themes of isolation, revenge, and the consequences of playing God, set against a backdrop of sublime nature and Gothic terror.
- Summary up to 500 words
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Set against the backdrop of a stormy winter in 1816, Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein* begins with a group of friends in Geneva discussing ghost stories. Inspired by a vivid nightmare, the narrative shifts to Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but ambitious young man obsessed with the secret of reanimating life through galvanism. After years of secret toil, Victor succeeds in creating a rational creature from assembled body parts. However, horrified by the being's grotesque appearance, Victor immediately abandons his creation. The creature, initially innocent and seeking love, is met with rejection and violence from his creator and society. Devastated and alone, the creature learns to speak and read, observing the happiness of a family of cottagers he cannot join. Blaming Victor for his misery, the creature vows revenge. He systematically destroys Victor's loved ones, including his best friend Henry Clerval and his younger sister. Consumed by guilt and grief, Victor pursues the monster across Europe and into the Arctic. The novel concludes on a ship commanded by Captain Robert Walton, where a dying Victor reveals the full tragedy of his creation. Witnessing Victor's death, the creature resolves to end his own life on an ice raft, fulfilling his promise to die and leaving the world to its own fate. The story explores profound themes of ambition, isolation, and the consequences of playing God, ultimately presenting a tragic tale of two outcasts destroyed by their own passions and the cruelty of a society that rejects difference.
- LLM editorial rating
- 4.2/5
- Download URL
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People
Authors
- Mary Shelley
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Categories
- Classics
- Fiction
- Horror
- Science Fiction
- Gothic Fiction
- Women Writers