Frankenstein is a romantic horror novel written by Mary Shelley. Originally published in 1818, a revised version was also published in 1831. Being a romantic novel, Frankenstein is very emotional and deals with the connection between man and nature. This nightmarish story was the result of a friendly challenge between Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont to see who could compose the most terrifying ghost story. Shelley won after he conceived the idea of ​​Frankenstein after living a dream. Soon, Percy Shelley, her lover and future husband, convinced Mary Shelley to lengthen her story into a novel, creating the fantastic Frankenstein that readers enjoy today. Set primarily in the 1800s in the city of Geneva, Frankenstein presents the story of Doctor Victor Frankenstein. , an obsessive, ambitious and passionate scientist who discovers the secret of creating life. Using this newfound knowledge, Frankenstein collects and reanimates lifeless body parts to create a living creature. Essentially, Frankenstein's story depicts his struggle against his own creation, who seeks revenge after being abandoned. The tale begins with the letters of Robert Walton, a sea captain seeking glory in the vast Arctic Ocean. Soon he saves a dying man on the ice. Walton is disconcerted by the man's unexpected presence and questions the mysterious stranger. The man, who we discover is Victor Frankenstein, then reveals his story. Fascinated by the ideas of natural philosophy and the mysteries of life, Frankenstein dedicated his life to studying these topics at an early age. After years of diligent and strenuous study, he discovers how to create life and uses this concept to bring an experiment to life in the form of a "human" man. Soon after, Frankenstein realizes that the creature is an abomination and, seeing its filthy appearance, abandons it. However, the monster, childish and new to the world, finds refuge in a hovel near the residence of a poor peasant family. Spying on this family, the “wretch” questions its existence and expresses deep envy for the family's happiness. After learning to converse in human language, he introduces himself to the blind man in the family. The blind man is the only character in the story who does not pass judgment on the creature, allowing the monster to express his lament to him. But the rest of the family returns and immediately rejects and despises the creation due to its repugnant image.