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Do you like sci-fi movies such as The Terminator, Hollow Man, or Bicentennial Man? The sci-fi elements in these films might attract you, but did you know that most of these films were actually inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a storry about a scary creature? Frankenstein has been called the first work of science fiction. If Mary Shelley had not written this novel, many popular sci-fi characters might not have been created.

The title of this novel comes from the name of its hero, Victor Frankenstein, an enthusiastic scientist. He discovered an incredible secret about the creation of life. Excited by this discovery, Frankenstein kept exploring the secret in order to create a human bein. Often, hestole and collected dead bodies from graves and slaughterhouses in the dead of night. Fascinated by his experiment, Frankenstein buried himself in it all day. Eventually, on a dark night, Frankenstein's creature came to life.

Contrary to Frankenstein's expectations, the creature that he had made turned out to be a giant, frightening monster. Frankenstein was so scared that he ran away in horror. The following day, the monster disappeared. He wandered the world by himself. Because of his terrible appearance, he was not welcome anywhere. Hatred gradually grew in the monster's mind, and this drove him to murder Frankenstein's brother. Frankenstein blamed himself for his brother's death. He thought that if he had not created the monster, his brother would not have been killed. Just as Frankenstein fell into a terrible depression, the monster turned up in front of him.

Meeting Frankenstein again, the monster poured out his heart immediately. In tears, he begged Frankenstein to create a female monster for him, since it was impossible for human beings to love a monster. Otherwise, the monster promised to make Frankenstein's life more miserable. At first, Frankenstein agreed and started to make a female monster. However, he chaged his mind and destoued the half-finished creature. The thought that the two might bear children frightened him. Later, the monster became so angry about what Frankenstein had done that he killed Frankenstein's wife and his best friend in revenge. To prevent more misfortunes, Frankenstein followed the monster to the North Pole to kill him. However, he never scceeded-he died from the cold in the end. Dicovering Frankenstein's death, the monster then disappeared with regret.

It might have never occurred to Frankenstein that he needed to be responsible for creating the monster, and that his enthusiasm for science would lead to so many tragedies. Interestingly, many people have often mistaken the creature's name for "Frankenstein." For them, maybe Frankenstein himself is actually the real monster.


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