"You have hope, and the world before you, and have no cause for despair. But I- I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew." pg 12
Mary Shelley had an interesting tool to work with while writing Frankenstein and obtaining new ideas- her own life experiences. She never knew her mother, her sister committed suicide. Her father did not acknowledge his grandchildren as his kin (but then they died young anyway), and Mary's husband had left another woman, then pregnant, for Shelley. Soon after, that woman took her life also. Shelley had truly lost everything, yet could not begin life anew, except in the world of literature. Frankenstein could not begin his anew either, so instead created a creature that he could give life to.
The Things That Matter, Mendelson, 2006
nice explanation -- strong parallels evident here
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ReplyDelete"You have hope, and the world before you, and have no cause for despair. But I- I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew." pg 12
ReplyDeleteMary Shelley had an interesting tool to work with while writing Frankenstein and obtaining new ideas- her own life experiences. She never knew her mother, her sister committed suicide. Her father did not acknowledge his grandchildren as his kin (but then they died young anyway), and Mary's husband had left another woman, then pregnant, for Shelley. Soon after, that woman took her life also. Shelley had truly lost everything, yet could not begin life anew, except in the world of literature. Frankenstein could not begin his anew either, so instead created a creature that he could give life to.
The things that matter: what seven classic novels have to say about the stages of life, Edward Mendelson, Pantheon Books, 2006