One quote from the novel is “But now, when I appear almost within grasp of my foe, my hopes were suddenly extinguished.” (Shelley 226) This quote can be related to the loss of her child because she says “almost within my grasp”. Since she was able to carry the child to full term she excited and it was almost there but then all taken away. Shelley also says, “my hopes were suddenly extinguished”, because most mothers get excited to have children but when it gets taken way and all of their hopes get shattered. Shelley writes “ my foe” talking about an evil, but in the context of her life she is talking about death. Her foe in life was her children being taken away from her by death. Earlier on in the novel Mary Shelley writes “I was their playing and their plaything and their idol, and something better – their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed on them by heaven whom to bring up to good, and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to happiness or misery, according as they fulfilled their duties towards me” (Shelley, 31-32). When Shelley says “their plaything and their idol” she is referring to when her child would grow up she would want to be the one that plays with her children and the one who is their idol the person that they look up to you. It is also written “their child, the innocent and helpless” she it talking about how her child Shelley’s child was completely innocent when it passed and she couldn’t do anything to bring it back, but Not only was her baby innocent but also helpless, it had no way of choosing weather or not it got to live. “The creature bestowed on the by heaven” is talking about how Some people can choose to believe that a child is a gift from heaven to bring happiness into their life and how can also refer to the creature
One quote from the novel is “But now, when I appear almost within grasp of my foe, my hopes were suddenly extinguished.” (Shelley 226) This quote can be related to the loss of her child because she says “almost within my grasp”. Since she was able to carry the child to full term she excited and it was almost there but then all taken away. Shelley also says, “my hopes were suddenly extinguished”, because most mothers get excited to have children but when it gets taken way and all of their hopes get shattered. Shelley writes “ my foe” talking about an evil, but in the context of her life she is talking about death. Her foe in life was her children being taken away from her by death. Earlier on in the novel Mary Shelley writes “I was their playing and their plaything and their idol, and something better – their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed on them by heaven whom to bring up to good, and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to happiness or misery, according as they fulfilled their duties towards me” (Shelley, 31-32). When Shelley says “their plaything and their idol” she is referring to when her child would grow up she would want to be the one that plays with her children and the one who is their idol the person that they look up to you. It is also written “their child, the innocent and helpless” she it talking about how her child Shelley’s child was completely innocent when it passed and she couldn’t do anything to bring it back, but Not only was her baby innocent but also helpless, it had no way of choosing weather or not it got to live. “The creature bestowed on the by heaven” is talking about how Some people can choose to believe that a child is a gift from heaven to bring happiness into their life and how can also refer to the creature