Mary Shelley's All Men Are Created Equal

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Have humans ever accepted their creatures and listened to them as humans? Why does an immortal declaration “All Men Are Created Equal” deny its own definition by rejecting the innocent Frankie Jr.? Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851), an English novelist who was raised by a political philosopher father William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist who promoted women’s rights and education. Mary’s mother was dead when Mary was eleven days old and her father married another woman when Mary was four. Godwin provided his daughter with a rich, informal education and encouraging Mary to adhere to his liberal political theories. Mary later married Percy Shelley, one of her father’s political followers. Mary Shelley’s whole life …show more content…
Their No-love-showing and the rejection of love toward oneself in society empowered him to find the answer by finding his “father” (creator) to pursue his last hope of love. “If therefore (Frankie Jr.) could seize (a human) and educate him as his companion and friend, (he) should not be so desolate in this peopled Earth.” This new idea foreshadows Frankie Jr. would kidnap a human and preach him the truly meaning of equality in ethnologic, turning humans from horror to friendship with Frankie. Frankie Junior‘s new idea to pursue happiness seems legitimate, as oneself who is interested in love with humans and looking for it, he tries his best to accomplish it. However, the extreme horror of human confronts with Frankie Jr. is overburden that leading to a terrifying impulse (the death of William) vs. the excessive needs of love (Frankie Jr.), causing an innocent death and commits Frankie Jr. to crime. Another failure of seeking of love has written in Frankie, who no longer could control his nasty humanity; he is no longer seeking love, but hunting for revenge, to whom showing no love. Frankie’s feelings are at the peak to explode, the boundary of a monster and a half monster; all depend on Victor …show more content…
Humans are indifferent to monsters that they change life, but they reject their responsibility for the fallout. Instead, they would turn their back due to their selfishness. The needs of love can be illustrated extremely necessary, but beyond of all, the insightful recognition of other humans or equality is more necessary. Mary Shelley’s Gothic Novel is an untold proof of poor society that has full of guilt under the indifferent monster human. Mary Shelley, an heir to her parents had spoken up to against the inequality of “All Men Created Equal” of slavery issues by writing Frankenstein, also empowering the Feminist Movement by proving Mary is a successful

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