Frankenstein, humanity's universally acknowledged first science fiction novel.
The story began with a man obsessed with the origins of life—Victor Frankenstein, who was devoted to conquering death and creating a new form of life.
Using stolen remains from corpses, he attempted to piece together an entirely new life-form—and on a stormy night, his experiment succeeded.
Yet when his creation opened its eyes and walked toward him, the man who had been so obsessed with creating life fled from it.
The abandoned monster had no choice but to wander the wilderness alone, suffering from hunger and cold. In search of food, it entered a village, only to be attacked by the villagers. Fleeing in panic, he hid in a farmer's shed.
Inside the shed, he observed humans and learned from them. He discovered that the family also endured hunger, yet the young would give their food to the elderly. Deeply inspired, the monster resolved to do good deeds and earn acceptance.
"Osborn has turned the 'monster'—sorry, I mean Synthetics—into reality. We have a duty to teach them, to make them part of us, rather than turn away from them and launch fierce criticism and attacks."
On a television program, a guest spoke eloquently.
The host nodded at the appropriate moments, but another guest held an opposing view. "But in the end, the monster turned against its creator. We must treat this matter cautiously."
"That was because Frankenstein created him but refused to face him. So we should confront Synthetics directly."
The opposing guest paused. "You have a point, but they still aren't human. Inevitably, they will..."
The two discussed all sorts of views that had appeared online in recent days, but the opposing guest always ended up explaining further before admitting that the other's perspective made sense.
Harry turned off the