Frankenstein Mary Shelly Essay

In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein” it is clear to the reader that Mary Shelly was influenced by her upbringing in a patriarchal society. This might confuse some before reading the book, because her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft, a famous philosopher and feminist. Mary Shelly’s Mother died when she was very young so she did not have a strong female influence in her life. Safie, a character in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, is thought to be based off of Mary Wollstonecraft. Victor Frankenstein, the main character in the book, is afraid of creating a female creature because of his fear of strong. These are just two of the many examples of how the people and events of the outside world affected Mary Shelly’s work
Safie, the daughter of a Turkish merchant