Clairmont brought her own two children into the family, and she and Godwin later had a son together. To Shelley’s misfortune, her and her stepmother never got along, which interfered with Shelley’s later schooling. Clairmont had made the decision to send her daughter Jane (later known as Clair) to school, but denied Shelley from being educated. This didn’t stop Shelley from learning, so she made great use of her father's library where she was found reading and sometimes near her mother's grave. This represents strength in the life of Shelley in order to get through life, because although she was never able to have her birth mother in her life, she is aware, or believes her mother is with her in spirit.
