Frankenstein. I think Mary decided to write Frankenstein because of all the things that had happened to her (everyone died). Also that she would like to bring someone back to life from her family.

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Mary Shelley was born in 1797; she was the only child of Mary Woolstonecraft and William Godwin. Her mother was a feminist and her father was a famous philosopher; her mother died when she was very young.

When Mary was 16 she decided to run away and live with Percy Shelley even though her father never forgave her. She decided to write Frankenstein when she was only 19. When she was 24 Percy drowned leaving her penniless. Mary died of a brain tumour in 1851.

I think Mary decided to write Frankenstein because of all the things that had happened to her (everyone died). Also that she would like to bring someone back to life from her family.

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It is important to discuss what the world was like at the time Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. There was a great thrust for knowledge and many people believed that science would solve all our problems. Lots of things in the world can be seen in this novel. Captain Walton put people’s lives on the line just so he could discover the North Pole. Victor also experiments with trying to create a creature. Scientists today are even experimenting with cloning. Mary Shelly knew the dangers of science. I feel that she wrote this novel to warn people of the dangers ...

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