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MaryShelley_Life1

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 12:03:51 UTC

Mary Shelley was born in 1797 to parents who were heavily influenced by the ideas of the French Revolution.

MaryShelley_Life2

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 12:06:42 UTC

During her life she began a relationship with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

MaryShelley_Life3

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 12:09:33 UTC

They go on vacation together, and while telling each other horror stories, Mary gets inspiration for her work "Frankenstein."

MaryShelley_Frankestein1

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 12:52:39 UTC

Robert Walton was on an expedition to the North Pole. He took a man in poor condition onto his ship, who told him his life story. His name was Victor Frenkestein.

MaryShelley_Frankestein2

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 12:56:39 UTC

He created a creature by combining parts of corpses: this creature destroyed everything Frankenstein loved. He died wishing to kill this person.

Frankestein_Structure1

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 13:03:06 UTC

Frankenstein is written in the form of letters, with three different narrators and three different points of view. There are stories within stories.

Frankestein_Structure2

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 13:07:27 UTC

Its main themes are:

- The boundary between life and death;

- The role of women in the creation of human beings;

- Social prejudices with the character of the monster.

Frankestein_Influences1

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 13:11:00 UTC

The story of Frankenstein was influenced by German horror stories, but the myth of Prometheus was also important.

Frankestein_Influences2

francescoooo2007 — 2025-09-27 13:14:12 UTC

Inspired by ideas of social justice and experiments with galvanism, Mary Shelley shows in Frankenstein sympathy for the marginalized creature, but also fear of the consequences of science. The novel reflects the tensions between revolutionary ideals and post-French Revolution fears, placing the moral responsibility of science at its core.