Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"

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This paper analyzes the famous gothic novel by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." It discussed the idea that Dr. Frankenstein tried to play God by creating his own "man" through unnatural means. The author writes that Dr. Frankenstein attempted to play God by trying to create life in a different way from natural birth. He stepped beyond the realm of what man should create and brought a monster into the world.

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"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is often considered one of the first science fiction novels although it is a Gothic novel. She wrote the book when she was only 18 and was very influenced by Milton's Paradise Lost and Rousseau's Emile. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein also has a subtitle called "The Modern Prometheus," which refers to the figure in Greek mythology who caused a great conflict between the Gods and man by stealing Zeus's fire. Legend says that he used the fire to bring life to the clay figures of mankind that he created."

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