Mary Shelley Research Paper

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Mary Shelley: The Birth of Frankenstein Mary Shelley is an English author that wrote the gothic novel, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley is known worldwide for the novel, Frankenstein, a book full of taboos during the 1800 time period, especially written by a female and being only 19 years old. Mary Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, a feminist philosopher and William Godwin, a liberal journalist, novelist and poet during the Enlightenment Period. Mary Wollstonecraft died 11 days after the birth of Mary because of complications during birth. William Godwin married again 4 years later and Mary grew up in a house, with a half sister Fanny, stepbrother, Charles and stepsister, Claire. Mary did not have a formal education but had free…show more content…
The scientist Conrad Dimple left an impression with Mary about the experiments in raising the dead. Grave robbing was a lucrative business as dissections could only be performed on hanged men. Percy, Mary and Claire traveled to Switzerland and Mary’s imagination was piqued by the possibilities of creating life after death. Mary was pregnant at this time and upon returning to her father was not accepted by him. Mary went into premature labor and the infant girl died, leaving a mark on a young Mary. Mary conceived soon afterwards and her son, William, was born with no…show more content…
Mary did not believe in the conventions of 19th century restrictions and wrote and lived the life that was considered taboo. Mary had to struggle to do what she wanted to know, believing and doing things the way she was brought up by her father and stepmother, but having to deal with the consequences of her father’s double standard, not wanting Mary to do what he was advocating others to do, creating d conflict that Mary struggles
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