Frankenstein by Mary Shelley explores a mother’s inner fears of child defects and irregularities that could potentially shun them from the rest of society. Dr. Frankenstein creates the Monster in attempt to provide something for society as well as feeding his own ego, but fails and sees every mother's fear; losing their child. Dr. Frankenstein’s experiences could be a projection of her Mary Shelley’s fear of bearing children, due to the loss of her daughter that was conceived outside of marriage, a taboo in the 1800s. Frankenstein is still a relevant projection of the modern day mother’s fears to ensure a good life for their child.
Dr. Frankenstein had created the Monster due to his arrogance and belief he could possibly be God-like. “A new …show more content…
Frankenstein were set nearly two centuries ago, mothers of today often face a fear that their child will have some disfigurement or disability. “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health” (Shelley 26). Just like a human mom cares for her baby for nine months, Dr. Frankenstein had put his heart and soul into making the monster. A very common fear for mothers in today society is that their child will be born with an illness, whether it be physically or mentally. Some mothers avoid certain things, such as vaccines or x-rays, to protect the safety or reputation of the child. X-rays, for example, have always been a concern to cause birth defects. If the radiation is strong enough it actually could be very harmful to a baby, that is why when women go to the doctor, specialists ask patients if they are pregnant or could be pregnant because they do not want to put the patient under an X-ray and cause harm to the baby. Birth defects affect 1 in 33 unborn children and cause 1 in 5 infant deaths. A lot of the birth defects occur after the child is born and out of the hospital. A mother’s worst fear is losing their child, whether it be because of mortality or societal rejection, due to causes not in their control. Dr. Frankenstein experienced a societal loss which later resulted in both his and the Monster’s death, and Mary Shelley experienced a physical loss to her infant in
Dr. Frankenstein had created the Monster due to his arrogance and belief he could possibly be God-like. “A new …show more content…
Frankenstein were set nearly two centuries ago, mothers of today often face a fear that their child will have some disfigurement or disability. “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health” (Shelley 26). Just like a human mom cares for her baby for nine months, Dr. Frankenstein had put his heart and soul into making the monster. A very common fear for mothers in today society is that their child will be born with an illness, whether it be physically or mentally. Some mothers avoid certain things, such as vaccines or x-rays, to protect the safety or reputation of the child. X-rays, for example, have always been a concern to cause birth defects. If the radiation is strong enough it actually could be very harmful to a baby, that is why when women go to the doctor, specialists ask patients if they are pregnant or could be pregnant because they do not want to put the patient under an X-ray and cause harm to the baby. Birth defects affect 1 in 33 unborn children and cause 1 in 5 infant deaths. A lot of the birth defects occur after the child is born and out of the hospital. A mother’s worst fear is losing their child, whether it be because of mortality or societal rejection, due to causes not in their control. Dr. Frankenstein experienced a societal loss which later resulted in both his and the Monster’s death, and Mary Shelley experienced a physical loss to her infant in