Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein," delves into the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor haunted by the death of his mother during childbirth and obsessed with the idea of resurrecting the dead. Through his experiments, he brings to life a monstrous creature stitched together from various corpse parts. As Frankenstein grapples with the consequences of his actions, he soon realizes the grave mistake he has made in playing with the forces of life and death.