Mary Shelley

The story of Frankenstein is shared by many people and its’ story is used in many child books, movies, short stories, etc. The author, Mary Shelley, relates a lot of herself and her personal family issues in the novel. The novel itself talks about a common motif that relates to the author, protagonist, and antagonist. It is abortion. Abortion is what inspired Shelley to write and publish the novel. The novel begins with Captain Walton, who is on a voyage to explore the North Pole. During his…

aims to understand the nature of gender inequality by analyzing depictions of women in literature. When one applies a feminist lens to any given work, one intends to question and interpret ideologies in the text. Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel makes use of this type of critique, as Shelley makes her female characters passive and disposable in order to call attention to the demeaning and destructive behaviors of the male characters in the story. Not only does the novel depict patriarchal views about…

All writers contribute to their chosen genres, either by adopting generic conventions or by exploring these conventions and adapting them to create new aspect of their genre, or even a new genre altogether. Mary Shelley and William Shakespeare exemplify these ideas of adoption and adaptation. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is a classically gothic novel, it incorporates the supernatural with the realistic to create a horrific plot with deep psychological characters who’s actions question…

Mary Shelley wrote her novel Frankenstein in what can be considered the grey area between the romantic and gothic eras of literature. Because of this, the story functions in a similar transitional fashion, especially through its treatment of nature, science and its relationship with religion and ‘playing God’, and humanity. Throughout the story, nature and location play a scene setting role as well as aids in character development. Commonly, nature in romance literature is used as a sort of…

English Assessment Critical Text Hypothesis: Parental neglect is the reasons behind the monsters and Victor Frankenstein 's behaviour. Frankenstein is a book reminiscent of Mary Shelley’s own life. After reading various texts and the book ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley, I have arrived to the conclusion that parental neglect is the sole reason behind the monster 's vicious behaviour. I also hypothesize that Frankenstein is a book reminiscent of Shelley’s own life. I have found many pieces of…

carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him” (Shelley 102). Meanwhile, Victor is the creature, as he is subject to the monster’s will; he can do nothing but take on the passive role and suffer through them, as when the monster murders…

The use of suspense in the graphic novel Frankenstein In the graphic novel Frankenstein the mood is portrayed through dramatic imagery, and cliffhangers, which creates the feeling of suspense. In the graphic novel Frankenstein, suspense is portrayed through dramatic imagery. One example of this is when on page 28, the Creature breaks into Frankenstein’s bedroom through the window. The images show him in agonizing pain from being brought into this world and immediately abandoned by his…

The women in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein pose as passive, virtuous and pure, parallel to alternative gothic novels. When in fact they are, the foundation of the novel and hold strength in their self-sacrifice that is simply repressed by a society dominated by men who impose strict gender roles. Women in the novel are stripped from possessing a voice of their own and are powerless; therefore, are badly represented in the text. The women play into the generic role of being inserted into the…

cause of a person being separated or apart from others in society. In Mary Shelley’s novelbook, Frankenstein, isolation is confronted in different ways by different characters. Victor Frankenstein, the Creation and Robert Walton all suffered both the physical and emotional effects of isolation. While Robert Walton barely escapes the dangers of isolation, both Victor and the Creation die because of it. Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley repeatedly uses multiple characters to show that isolation…

In the book Frankenstein, there are multiple examples of loneliness, curiosity, and shame shown through Frankenstein and his monster. The monster is hated and looked down upon throughout the entire book. The aggression shown by the monster shows there was much aggressiveness in the authors life. Loneliness plays a big role in the book and is shown through Frankenstein and his monster. Victor Frankenstein does not have a good relationship with his family. The author says that Victor’s family…