Science Fiction Book Club: “Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley-Tuesday, September 9 from 6pm – 7:30 p.m. via Zoom

Enjoy a discussion of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus on Tuesday, September 9 at 6pm via Zoom.

In Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein, a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, obsessed with the secrets of life and death, creates a grotesque being from body parts. Horrified by his creation, he abandons it. The creature, rejected by society and his creator, seeks revenge, leading to tragedy for both. The novel explores themes of ambition, responsibility, and the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition, according to literary analysis websites. 

For more information and to get the Zoom link, please email Chris Hemingway, Reference Librarian and Science Fiction Book Club facilitator at: chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org.