Frankenstein
Shelley wrote the first great science fiction novel at age nineteen — a story about a scientist who creates life and then refuses responsibility for what he has made.
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“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.”
Why It Matters
Shelley wrote the first great science fiction novel at age nineteen — a story about a scientist who creates life and then refuses responsibility for what he has made. The novel's questions about technology, ambition, and moral accountability have only become more urgent. Every story about artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, or playing God is a footnote to Frankenstein.
Notable Quotes
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”