Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Explain in a line or two what makes Shelley's novel Frankenstein one of the first science fiction novels.
posted by Brady Kelso @ 8:17 AM
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4 Comments:
At 4:27 PM,
dude said…
I believe that Shelley's "Frankenstein" was one of the first sci-fi novels because it dealt with the idea of futuristic technology, and it was the first to incorporate the idea of horror.
At 2:13 PM,
Armin Samii said…
From what the "Ray Bradbury to Jules Vern" film showed, this novel was one of the first science fiction novels because it incorporated what may happen in the future with current problems of their time. For example, it showed the technology of the future being used by a doctor who wasn't completely sure of what he was making.
At 10:10 PM,
cacerola said…
Mary Shelley's, "Frankenstein" is one of the first science fiction novels because it plays off of the fears of the present to create a nightmare of the future. At the time, many doctors and scientists couldn't get their hands on human specimens to study anatomy through any legal means. Therefore, they stole the bodies of hanged men, dug up graves, or paid 'body snatchers' to do the work for them. Also, it is important to understand that religion was very important at the time and Victor Frankenstein's playing 'God' gave people the heebie-jeebies about science.
At 10:13 PM,
cacerola said…
Oh, and as a side note. Props to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly for writing "Frankenstein" when she was only 19. Too bad we just don't see that level of work from 19-year old authors anymore.
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