Many critics argue that the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley was used as a reflective piece for attributes of her own life. In many ways, there are associations which have been made as to the deficiencies that Shelley had in terms of parental involvement which are believed to have manifested...

Learned traits can build or destroy a society. Prejudice is a learned trait that is born out of ignorance. Prejudice happens when we choose to have an opinion mostly negative on something or someone without any reason, facts or experience. In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the author effectively...

There is an ongoing battle between faith or spirituality and science that was active even before the time of Mary Shelley. Some of the dilemmas she faced when writing what is essentially a gothic novel in the “Penny Dreadful” vein had to do with society’s disapproval of the focus on...

Mary Shelley uses a subtitle, The Modern Prometheus, for her classic novel of Gothic fiction, Frankenstein. Prometheus derives from Greek mythos, the story of a titan punished for defying the gods for giving fire to man. Through his actions, Prometheus reveals his compassion and pity for a race (humans) created...

Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, written in gothic genre, has seen many film adaptations throughout the twentieth century. While all of them have tried to stick to the basic storyline, hardly any has managed to be absolutely faithful to Shelley’s plot. One of the widely discussed adaptations of the novel was...