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Frankenstein's pursuit of science and knowledge

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While Frankenstein is widely categorized as work of horror (both the film and the novel), some critics agree that the story contains elements of the Science Fiction genre.

What do you think Frankenstein says about the pursuit of science and knowledge? What does the film have to say about scientists? Please cite specific examples from both the websites and the text.

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What do you think Frankenstein says about the pursuit of science and knowledge? While Frankenstein is widely categorized as work of horror (both the film and the novel), some critics agree that the story contains elements of the Science Fiction genre. What do you think Frankenstein says about the pursuit of science and knowledge?

To answer this question you will first have to identity those features of the science fiction genre that apply to your analysis of Frankenstein.

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The science fiction genre typically depicts some futuristic world that is highly based ...

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