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Walton and Frankenstein were both looking for someone to connect with on a deep intellectual level. Frankenstein chose to create another human in his image but ultimately failed. Walton confided in his sister through his letters

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Prometheus was a Greek god who stole fire from Zeus and was punished. Frankenstein stole knowledge and was also punished for his curiosity.

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prometheus is a famous wise greek god who took fire to give to people and Zeus punished him for his wrong doings. Frankenstein is known as the modern prometheus because he brought the dead back to life.

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Prometheus was a Titan in Greek mythology that stole fire from Olympus to give ot humans to warm them. This act angered Zeus and Prometheus was eternally punished. The knowledge of fire was supposed to be kept from humans.

Both Walton and Frankenstein believed themselves to be intellectually and superior to their peers and ostracized themselves. They also both consumed themselves with their scientific endeavors.

Walton and Frankenstein foil each other because where Frankenstein followed through with his experiments, Walton did not. Also Frankenstein kept his experiment he kept himself isolated, whereas Walton

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Probably because she was so traumatized by the experiences of her youth which may have persuaded her to write about the opposite... the dead coming back to life

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I think Mary chose to write about life in Frankenstein because life does not always signify happiness as exemplified in the novel so it could have provided a a comfort to her to know that the dead are not always sad and the alive are not always happy

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I think Mary chose to write about   Frankenstein because she experienced a lot of tragic deaths in her lifetime and became fascinated with the idea of bringing the dead back to life.

Similar to Prometheus, Frankenstein used his forbidden knowledge.

Both Walton and Frankenstein experienced a sense of isolation and wanted a companion to confide in.

Walton and Frankenstein serve as a foil for each other

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Percy encouraged Mary to continue her work on Frankenstein. I also think that his tragic death reinforced Mary's curiosity in bringing the dead back to life

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- Shelley experienced death throughout her life as a young adult. This probably influenced her dark stories.
- Percy impacted her by pushing her to continue writing these types of stories.
- Mary might have chosen to write about Frankensteins life rather than her own because she was intrigued by the idea of bringing something back to life. She may have wanted to do bring her dead family back to life. She also wrote as an outlet for her sadness.
- Prometheus is a titan who brought mankind who created mankind who stole fire from Mount Olympus giving it to the people.
- Walton and Frankenstein are similar in a sense that they are both curious and have an interest in bringing mankind back to life and messing with nature to get what they want.
- Walton/Frankenstein foil: they both want companions for different reasons.

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Like Prometheus Frankenstein discovers his forbidden knowledge then suffers consequences.

Walton and Frankenstein both are isolated from their family during their endeavors. They also have the desire to use their forbidden knowledge in experimentation/discoveries.

Walton feels lonely and seeks a companion during his voyage.

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The amount of death in her life probably inspired her to contemplate what it would be like to have these people come back to life and the scientific repercussions.
Percy's tendency towards being politically radical and unique inspired Mary to develop a new outlook, especially because he inspired her to write a complete novel.
Prometheus was a Titan who was punished by Zeus, this punishment caused by his curiosity.
Both Walton and Frankenstein are adventurous and focused on discovery, while simultaneously constantly feeling lonely and isolated due to their intelligence.
Their characters foil each other through similar actions with dissimilar motivations.

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The events she experienced inspired her dark, and morbid setting. It also probably sparked her interest in bring back the dead.

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Although the events in Mary Shelley's life were miserable and she lost her mom, husband, and sister, she nonetheless wrote about the creation of life even though her life was plagued by death.
Percy is the one who convinced Mary to write and publish her work and his death influenced the work.
I think Mary chose to write about life because she wanted to escape the horrors and sadness she faced after the death of her loved ones.
Prometheus was a Titan who conflicted with Zeus after he stole fire (forbidden knowledge) and gave it to humans.
Walton and Frankenstein are both curious individuals who share a mutual desire for knowledge and adventure. Walton is an outcast and Frankenstein is engaging in unconventional activity which leads to his isolation.
The two characters foil each other because Walton sees some good in the monster and tries to befriend him. In fact, he thinks he would make a better friend than the crew whereas Walton avoids him and does not trust him.

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I think Mary Shelley's life was surrounded by death including the death of her half-sister, 3 children, mother, husband's ex-wife, etc. and she was influenced by those tragedies.

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Shelley's childhood and young adulthood were impactful on her career and writing through the theme of devastation, loss and the romantic influence as well.
Percy's life, through the admiration of a political philosopher, Mary's father, was an influence. His persistence towards Mary to continue working and to justify her creative writing was also an influence.
Mary most likely discussed the creation of life and bringing those back from the dead due to a childhood and adulthood of continuous loss of loved ones. It could have possibly been a fantasy to write about life creation and the unnatural human life.
Prometheus was a Greek "god" myth of stealing fire from Zeus and the forbidden knowledge. He was punished, similar to Frankenstein who obtained the forbidden knowledge and creation of human life, which in the end, he suffered the consequences of the knowledge and human creation.
Walton and Frankenstein are similar through their desire for knowledge, they are educated and understand the monster's appearance and purpose, however, they do not know how to function or act around the monster.

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Walton and Frankenstein's characters foil each other in the way that they both isolate themselves and consume themselves with a desire for scientific knowledge.

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I think the events in Mary Shelley's life had a very profound impact on her writing due to the various tragedies that occurred in her lifetime. She had very dark years and morose experiences with her loved ones, so I believe that influenced her writing of Frankenstein, a romantic novel. - izzy

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I think the events in Mary Shelley's life had a very profound impact on her writing due to the various tragedies that occurred in her lifetime. She had very dark years and morose experiences with her loved ones, so I believe that influenced her writing of Frankenstein, a romantic novel. - izzy