Nepal, April 19 -- In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote the monumental novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." In the now well-known story, a scientist named Victor Frankenstein creates a humanoid by assembling stolen body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment. However, faced by the grotesque monster he has created, Victor is horrified and flees.

After Victor abandons his creature, humans treat it as a horrible monster. Disillusioned with humans, the creature wanders, trying to find the creator responsible for his existence. Since the creature does not have a name, readers often call him "Frankenstein." Metaphorically, this implies that Victor Frankenstein has created a dark version of himself, or that he himself is a monster.

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