William Godwin

into the novel by reflecting her own trials and tribulations into the plot. Mary Wollstonecraft, soon to be known as Mary Shelley, was born on August 30th 1897, in London, England. She was the daughter of a philosopher and political writer, William Godwin. Sadly, Mary never got the chance to meet her mother, because she died shortly after giving birth. At the age of four, Mary’s dad decided to re-marry. With this marriage came two step sisters. Mary and her stepmother never got along as it was…

During the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries many of the medical discoveries we have today were not yet thought about. For this reason, many newborns did not have the immune system to fight off bacteria or viruses and were not able to survive. It was also common for mothers to contract infections from the instruments used while giving birth, which made pregnancy very dangerous as well. Especially in some parts of the New World, societal expectation put a lot of pressure on married women to have…

Wollstonecraft became a governess, teacher, and a writer. She championed women’s right and was considered as a reputable very forward-looking feminist. Wollstonecraft had a daughter out of wedlock whose name is Fanny Imlay and later on got married to William Godwin, a popular British philosopher and sadly died giving birth to her daughter Mary Shelley the author of the book “Frankenstein”. She published several books which are “A Vindication of the Rights of Men, which was published in 1970,…

This diploma paper discusses and analyzes the lives of major characters in Frankenstein. This is a novel written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, in 1818. In this paper will be analyzed and discussed the lives of the major characters in “Frankenstein”, there will be analyzed their educational, social, familiar life. The reason why this novel was chosen is because it is an interesting story with a lot of themes with an interesting creature; it is a little bit complicated and very powerful for the…

were controversial symbols which characterized a very male dominant society, to which Marry did not want to be accustomed to. This is due to the influence of such illustrious parents. Being daughter of a philosopher and radical thinker known as William Godwin and an active feminist and philosopher known as Marry Wollstonecraft had great impact on the level of education that she received. Both parents had a direct influence in the development of her life. Being exposed to philosophical ideas, as…

Mary Shelley's life, such tragedy and loss came as soon as she was born. Shortly after she was born her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft died from a placental infection. So, sadly she never got to know her mother. Mary Shelley did get to know her father, William…

Mary Wollstonecraft was born in Spitalfields, London, on 27 April 1759, and was the second of seven kids. Her adoptive grandfather was a weaver who became successful through mastering it and left a sizable legacy, but her father, Edward John, misused his share of the inherited money. He wished to establish himself as a gentleman farmer in Epping. This was the first of the family's many moves, each of which took a tole on both their financial and social lives. Only Mary's brother, Edward, was…

In an attempt to clear his mind, Victor goes alone to Montanvert. Momentarily he finds peace, but it is very short lived when he come face to face with the daemon her created. The monster tells him the trials and tribulations that he has endured in life. The monster says to Victor “Remember, that I am thy creature: I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” (ch.10) In this instance the monster is ultimately placing the burden of his actions onto Victor’s shoulders. Not only did…

science is exploding along with developments in all aspects in Industrial Revolution. One dramatic event in scientific community at that time is the famous “vitalist debate” engaged by two medical professionals John Abernethy advocating vitalism and William Lawrence propagating materialism. Critics constantly assume what standpoint in the debate is Shelley taking by analyzing her main character “the Creature” in Frankenstein. One prevailing opinion is that Mary Shelley employs key opinions of…

A common reading of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is that it is a cautionary story about the dangers of going too far with science and meddling with what one does not understand. The novel does deal with themes of negligence and lack of care, but not necessarily in the arena of science itself. Rather, the novel uses the story of Victor, a figure who is at once a mother and a father, to display themes of parental negligence and the negative outcomes that this produces in the child. However, this…