Schildt Article

In Christopher Schildt's article he makes a very valid point when explaining Mary Shelley's reasoning behind Frankenstein. Mary Shelley has had a very depressing childhood and has lived with death her entire life. It has surrounded her since the moment she was born and these events definitely could have influenced her when she was writing this story. Since death has surrounded her throughout her life, she wanted to be able to create life instead of taking it away. "...suffering and loss and pain, the feeling of being ostracized- that I think she knew very well," (Schildt). This quote from Schildt's article describes why Mary Shelley would write Frankenstein the way she did.
I believe that Mary Shelley used some of her personal experiences to write Frankenstein but I also believe that this wasn't her only motive. There were probably many other reasons for the creation of this truly horrific story and not depending entirely on her personal life. Some writers let their personal life affect the way they write their stories or what their stories may be about and I believe Mary Shelley does do this to an extent in Frankenstein. Mary Shelley might have some anger inside of her that she felt was easy to express in this book. "There's a bit of the creature in all of us," (Schildt).

Frankenstein Reaction

Frankenstein was not the story that I thought of it to be. It is scary, surprising, and emotional. I thought this story would be a boring horror novel but it was not that at all. Frankenstein made me feel upset for an 8 foot tall hideous creation. The struggles that this creature goes through is truly upset and Mary Shelley does a great job at making the reader feel the pain for this creature. I also like how Victor's emotions and well-being is so strongly influenced by the creature's emotions and actions. Since he has put so much time into creating this creature, he feels that the creature needs to be doing well and not causing trouble in order for him to be happy.
"I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me," (Shelley 133). I like this quote from the creature because it really shows how mature he has become since he was created. All he wants is a companion to spend his life with and someone who won't judge him for his looks. Frankenstein is much more then one of the first horror novels to become famous. It tells a great story of acceptance and has really made me very happy to have read it.