Multiple choice

What is the debated beginning of the science fiction genre?

  1. Frankenstein

  2. Gulliver's Travels

  3. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  4. The Time Machine
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Explanation

While Frankenstein is widely accepted as the first true science fiction novel, some scholars debate the genre's origins, tracing them back to earlier satirical or fantastical works like Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726). Gulliver's Travels features elements of speculative science, such as the floating island of Laputa, which makes it a key point of debate for the genre's starting point.

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