Is Frankenstein the first science fiction novel?
...g, through science, a being, Mary Shelley gave birth to this new genre. When Doctor Victor Frankenstein is thinking about the procedure of making his being he says, “a new species would bless me as its creator and source” (52). By Mary Shelley adding that statement to Victor Frankenstein’s thoughts, she states directly that someone or something that is not human, this “new species” would be created and walks among everyone. This is one of the specific characteristics of Science Fiction, that a non human creature is born from science or technology or hypothetical science or technology. Similarly, another element of Science Fiction is the use of science or technology in advancements. Mary Shelley introduces this practice while Dr. Frankenstein is creating his new species. Although Mary Shelley cannot go into sp...