Freaky Literature
An Examination of Frankenstein Throughout the changing times of the world, there have been many legendary and influential writers who can all be defined by multiple characteristics. These writers are head and shoulders above the normal litany of authors and generally raise questions that linger long after they’ve finished putting their pen to pages of paper. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was an author like the one that is described above. Her work has been so highly publicized that it has been adapted and composed over and over again by various authors influenced directly by her story. Her literary works were also so important that the minute we had cinematic capabilities the film industry decided to produce …show more content…
In fact, many of the common people of the age thought that Mary Shelley’s husband was the actual author of Frankenstein for many years after it was published. We now know that it was definitely Mary Shelley playing the role of the author, but this in itself was uncommon for the time period. Women were not generally writers or anything other than house wife’s at this point in history, so it was incredible that Mary Shelley produced this literary work. This is also an important facet of the structure of the story because it provides us with a female perspective on the world of literature. I do not know that it is possible for any two writers to write the same story, but it would invariably be harder for a male to write a novel the same as a female. The gender difference means that the perspectives of both sexes will most likely differ on any of the views that you could argue for or against. Clearly, it is another important characteristic of the structure of Frankenstein that it was written by a …show more content…
It is borderline impossible to read this text without feeling sorry for the monster that Doctor Frankenstein created at some point in the novel. This text has been adapted and reenacted by many various authors, but none of them are nearly as famous as Mary Shelley and truly only she was able to capture this novel from her own unique decidedly female perspective. The last area is in the questions that are posed in the novel without ever actually being verbally asked by any characters. It reminds you of the scene in Jurassic Park when one of the characters states, “We spent so much time wondering whether we could that we never actually asked if we should.” This concept is demonstrated fully in Mary Shelley’s novel as we see the disastrous consequences that come about as a result of the doctor playing God. In all of these ways and more, Frankenstein is incredibly unique structurally speaking and is an amazing
An Examination of Frankenstein Throughout the changing times of the world, there have been many legendary and influential writers who can all be defined by multiple characteristics. These writers are head and shoulders above the normal litany of authors and generally raise questions that linger long after they’ve finished putting their pen to pages of paper. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was an author like the one that is described above. Her work has been so highly publicized that it has been adapted and composed over and over again by various authors influenced directly by her story. Her literary works were also so important that the minute we had cinematic capabilities the film industry decided to produce …show more content…
In fact, many of the common people of the age thought that Mary Shelley’s husband was the actual author of Frankenstein for many years after it was published. We now know that it was definitely Mary Shelley playing the role of the author, but this in itself was uncommon for the time period. Women were not generally writers or anything other than house wife’s at this point in history, so it was incredible that Mary Shelley produced this literary work. This is also an important facet of the structure of the story because it provides us with a female perspective on the world of literature. I do not know that it is possible for any two writers to write the same story, but it would invariably be harder for a male to write a novel the same as a female. The gender difference means that the perspectives of both sexes will most likely differ on any of the views that you could argue for or against. Clearly, it is another important characteristic of the structure of Frankenstein that it was written by a …show more content…
It is borderline impossible to read this text without feeling sorry for the monster that Doctor Frankenstein created at some point in the novel. This text has been adapted and reenacted by many various authors, but none of them are nearly as famous as Mary Shelley and truly only she was able to capture this novel from her own unique decidedly female perspective. The last area is in the questions that are posed in the novel without ever actually being verbally asked by any characters. It reminds you of the scene in Jurassic Park when one of the characters states, “We spent so much time wondering whether we could that we never actually asked if we should.” This concept is demonstrated fully in Mary Shelley’s novel as we see the disastrous consequences that come about as a result of the doctor playing God. In all of these ways and more, Frankenstein is incredibly unique structurally speaking and is an amazing