Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus

About This eBook

Overview

Frankenstein follows Victor Frankenstein’s experiment in creating life and the creature’s experience of rejection and anguish; the novel raises questions about responsibility and ethics.

Themes & Significance

• Creation and responsibility: Ethical duties of creators toward their creations.
• Isolation & empathy: How social rejection shapes identity and action.
• Science and ethics: The moral costs of unchecked ambition.

Main Characters

Victor Frankenstein, the Creature, Elizabeth, Robert Walton, and others.

Metadata

• Language: English
• Subjects: Gothic fiction, Science fiction, Horror tales

Credits & License

Text: Public domain in the United States.