Mary Shelley's enduring masterpiece, *Frankenstein*, plunges readers into a chilling tale of ambition, creation, and consequence. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but misguided scientist, dares to animate a creature from discarded body parts, only to abandon his creation in horror. What follows is a tragic odyssey of rejection, vengeance, and profound loneliness, exploring themes of scientific responsibility, the nature of humanity, and the societal treatment of the 'other.' A seminal work of gothic literature, it continues to provoke thought on ethics, identity, and the very definition of monstrousness, cementing its place as a timeless classic.