William Godwin

The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is a classic work of literature analyzed and discussed in thousands of higher education institutions every day. Since two hundred years ago when the novel was first published under an anonymous name, there have been several film adaptions created to try to emulate Shelley’s writing in the cinematic medium. Many times, when modifying a book into a movie, directors either change or eliminate many crucial elements of the plotline in order to make the…

Saint of Failure Saint Bridget of Sweden, was born in June of 1303 her exact date is still unknown. She was born as Birgitta Birgersdotter in Uppland Sweden. She was the daughter of Birger Pertersson and Ingeborg Bengtsdotter, her family was very religious. They attended mass and went to confession every week. Her father also made many journeys to holy cities. When Birgitta was ten years old her mother passed away, leaving Birgitta, Catherine, her younger sister and their new born brother. They…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a man of many contradictions and mystery. Though scientifically educated, he was a believer of fairies and stances. He believed in life beyond death and often rose above the logic of common man. A humanist who identified with oppressed people, and clearly expressed his anguish in his book The Crime of the Congo, a long pamphlet in which he denounced the horrors of that colony ad many such creations. His humanist nature was also seen in his book…

Psychoanalysis of Frankenstein Mary Shelley was Born on August 30th 1797. Her mother died shortly after her birth and father was left to care for her and her half sister Fanny Imlay. Mary’s half- sister is a daughter her mom had from an affair with a soldier. She loved reading as a kid (sometimes by her mother’s grave)as well as daydreaming and escaping from her challenging home and into imagination. Her father remarried to a woman named Mary Jane Clairmont who had two kids already. Later…

My dearest friend Mary Wollstonecraft was born April 27, 1759. The 1750’s were a time for literature. Mary had struggled with publications due to this Enlightenment era, but still overcame it. Mary Wollstonecraft helped with breaking boundaries in literature even when considering how harsh the church was in this time era. Mary became the author of the pamphlet “Thoughts on the educations of daughters”. She witnessed a speech called “Vindication of the Rights of Men” which changed her, and some…

The Moral Monster A monster may be considered a viable or nonviable element of which provokes the fear of mankind whether it be of appearance, abnormality, or the effect it could cause. What is the line between monster and man? “Regardless of the intentions of the creator, should he fail to provide the necessary support for his creation, that being will undoubtedly become a monster.” (Rosenberger 1). The juxtaposition of the goods and bads of technology forces people to gauge if technology is…

At the young age of nineteen, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley wrote a novel that would shake the world. Frankenstein confronts many deep emotional questions via the trials and tragedies of the novel’s protagonist, Victor Frankenstein. Shelley fabricated the world of Frankenstein to be full of characters that each would be a driving force in the novel. Shelley’s life was riddled with scandals and tragedies, and she would use her writing to vent her emotions that she had kept to herself.…

The novel Coraline is a dark fantasy – horror children book, written by the British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman mentions that his inspiration to write this novel was his daughter Holy and then he finished it for his daughter Maddy. The novel has 13 chapters that lead the reader into the fantastic adventure of Coraline. The novel was published in 2002. Neil Gaiman was born on November 10th, 1960, he is a very famous British novelist; he has won a lot of awards for his jobs. Some of Neil’s…

Wuthering Heights, first and only novel written by British author Emily Brontë, was published in England in the year 1847. Emily Jane Brontë was born on the 30th of July 1818 in the north of England. Emily and her siblings were educated at home by their father and aunt due to the death of their sister Elizabeth, who caught typhoid while being at school. Furthermore, Emily was a very unsocial individual; she didn't have many friends and didn't quite enjoy travelling either since it made her feel…

Mary Shelley wrote a novel on Frankenstein the novel started off as just a scary dream , but when shared it with her husband. He wanted her to write out as a story. When she did he thought it should be more. So he decide to make it more than just a dream or story. The film version in 1931 was Frankenstein was more mean and aggressive, he was trying to kill Victor. They didn't think he could do and they always doubt him. Once he was created Victor didn't want him because of he looks he felt like…