In 1818, Mary Shelley anonymously published the first edition of Frankenstein, a gothic horror novel, which heavily influenced the genres of horror and science fiction. The novel relates a tale told through the narration of Robert Walton, the captain of a ship traveling through the far north, who discovers Victor Frankenstein stranded with a sledge on a floating section of ice. Frankenstein then details the events which resulted in his stranding, and the story of a creature which he created. The creature is thoroughly vilified for heinous actions throughout the novel, and is described as wretched in many circumstances. However, the being returns such accusations with perceived moral justification, citing numerous attacks and curses that
