Which statement best sums up the theme of frankenstein?
a. people should continue to progress toward scientific exploration and innovation at all costs.
b. technological development has potential dangers and can cause destruction if put into the wrong hands.
c. the temptation toward power is a constant and unending part of the human condition.
d. the romantic era was a dark, gloomy, and often frightening time in the history of england.

The statement which best sums up the theme of Frankenstein is C. The temptation toward power is a constant and unending part of the human condition. This story also has one hidden message, which is 'Be careful of what you wish for'. Throughout the whole human history, people tried to control everything, to control nature and death. But the only thing we must control is our ambitions that must be released in a sensible way : we have to know our place in this world and admit that there are many things we can't handle.