The Passion for Science Takes Robert Walton to the North Pole, where he encounters a man on the brink of death. This stranger is Victor Frankenstein, whose scientific ambitions far exceed the confines of academic lectures, with consequences that prove disastrous both for the young scientist and those around him. Through his story, the novel unveils human nature's deepest secrets and fears, exploring the eternal struggle between creator and creation. With its unique structure and elements of Romanticism and Gothic literature, this work is regarded as one of the earliest examples of the science fiction genre.