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).