Mary Shelley''s classic horror, Frankenstein, has been popular with readers since its first publication in 1818. Although the image of Frankenstein is an enduring motif in our society, the many film and stage adaptations fail to do justice to the novel''s complex ethical and philosophical themes: nature versus nurture, good against evil and,(echoing modern concerns on the genetic manipulation of organisms) how far Humanity may justifiably meddle with any living creature.