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  • This is a story about a man named Victor Frankenstein who is fascinated by science and attempts

  • to resurrect a human that he manufactures with random human remains. Victor is successful

  • with bringing his creation to life, but the monster runs away.

  • Victor receives news that his brother, William, has been murdered and that a family friend,

  • Justine, is the primary suspect. Victor travels back home and encounters the monster, suspecting

  • that the monster killed William and not Justine. However, Justine is found guilty and hung.

  • Victor is saddened by the death of Justine and travels to the cold mountains to clear

  • his mind. There, Victor meets the monster, who claims he is lonely.

  • The monster explains to Victor that he lived in the wilderness for some time, observing

  • a nearby home where a blind, old man lived with his son, Felix, and daughter, Agatha.

  • Over time, the monster learned to speak and read from books and the people in the cottage.

  • After trying to make contact with the old man, the monster was attacked and the family

  • moved away. In anger, the monster burned down the empty cottage.

  • The monster then traveled to Geneva to confront Victor's family. On the journey, he encountered

  • a little girl, was shot, and killed a little boy.

  • The monster confesses that he wants Victor to make him a woman that is suitable for him.

  • At first, Victor refuses to create a female monster, but then reasons that he will do

  • it as long as the monster stays away from Europe. Victor returns home and prepares to

  • create a female monster.

  • Victor is asked by his father if he is interested in marrying his cousin, Elizabeth. Victor

  • agrees, but first decides to travel to Scotland with his friend Clerval to work on creating

  • the female monster in isolation. After Clerval departs at Victor's request, Victor begins

  • assembling the female monster. However, as he is creating it, he decides to stop in fear

  • that the female monster might cause more problems. The monster is upset that Victor has backed

  • out of his promise and vows to kill everyone he loves.

  • As Victor returns home, he discovers that Clerval has been murdered by the monster and

  • Victor is thrown in prison for the crime.

  • Victor is eventually released and returns home to marry Elizabeth.

  • However, Elizabeth is killed by the monster and Victor vows to destroy the monster. Victor's

  • father also dies.

  • Victor employs a crew to sail north to destroy the monster. However, the trip is too much

  • for Victor and he dies on the voyage.

  • In the end, after the monster sees that Victor is dead, the monster vows to destroy himself

  • now that he has nothing to live for.

This is a story about a man named Victor Frankenstein who is fascinated by science and attempts

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