Is the story of Frankenstein about cloning or technology or what?
Mary Shelley’s novel is considered the first work of science fiction, but if you search it for science or technology — for information on how the monster was brought to life — you won’t find anything. All those whirring machines and sparking generators were added to the story by Hollywood. The Frankenstein myth can apply to every sort of human quest for knowledge. But it’s especially linked to genetic engineering today, because it is a story about humans creating human life.
