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    Mary Wollstonecraft

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    Mary Wollstonecraft chose to speak out through her writing in a time when many women lacked the courage to do so. She was amongst the first few credited feminist writers of this era. Although the word feminism was yet to be used Mary Wollstonecraft and other analogous writers helped initiate the feminist movement not only in writing but also industrial. She was amongst the first few credited feminist writers. Mary stated by making phamplets such as "Thoughts on the Education of Daughters (1787)."

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    Unequal Equality Mary Wollstonecraft‚ as a writer‚ was mainly concerned about feminism in many of her works of literature. She lived from 1759 to 1797 and most of her views in her writings were regarded to women and their rights. In "of the pernicious effects which arise from the unnatural distinctions established in society"‚ she thoroughly explains her views on how laws and how they give no rights to women and make men superior when everyone should be equal‚ property rights and how everything

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    The book “Frankenstein” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley discusses Victor Frankenstein’s life before the creation and after. The monster wasn’t made for mass destruction but godful life. Seeking revenge for rejection from mankind‚ the creature creates loneliness in Victor’s life. The question “Is man born evil or is evil created in man by society” is answered in the book because the creature wasn’t born evil. Over the years he grew a dark side because of no guidance‚ rejection‚ failure‚ and jealousy

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    Mary Shelley

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    Mary Shelley was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ becoming a distinguished‚ though often neglected‚ literary figure during the Romanticism Era. Mary was the only child of Mary Wollstonecraft‚ a famous feminist‚ but after her birth‚ Wollstonecraft passed away (Harris). Similar to Mary’s book Frankenstein‚ both her and Victor’s mothers die when they are at a very young age. Mary’s father was William Godwin‚ an English philosopher who also wrote novels that would inspire Mary in the late years of her life (Holmes)

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    Why it is a Classic Mary Shelley was one of the most famous and greatest writers of the early 1800s. She wrote many great novels and short stories that could be considered classics‚ such as Frankenstein and “The Invisible Girl”. A classic is not just any average novel or short story; to be a classic it must have good use of literary elements‚ along with a new and different idea for a plot. Mary Shelley uses literary elements in a special way that makes her a classic writer. There are many great

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    men. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley has never been a stranger to the ideals that this word entails‚ as she was born to two widely known progressive writers in their time. Therefore‚ when Mary Shelley wrote the story of Frankenstein‚ the blatant passivity of the women in it was demonstrative of the disasters in a world where women are not held to the same status as men. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was a woman of many hidden attributes‚ and William Godwin was a man with a very honest tongue. Mary passed

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    Biography of Mary Shelley Born in August of 1797 to William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft during the era of Industry‚ feminism‚ and literature‚ Mary Shelley grew up living a sad childhood in Somers Town just north of London. Her mother‚ Mary‚ was a famed feminist well known for her book The Vindication of the Right’s of Woman written in 1792. Her father‚ William‚ was a philosopher and political writer. Mary‚ shortly after her birth‚ lost her mother due to illness. In 1812 Mary left for Scotland

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    essay on Mary Wollstonecraft in the Common Reader is essentially‚ an active continuation of the experimental method on which Mary Wollstonecraft based her life. "The high-handed and hot-blooded manner in which she cut her way through life" is in essence what Woolf is trying to replicate in this essay‚ in particular through her method of writing which is based very much on the stream of consciousness style. Woolf here attempts to vividly reconstruct the thoughts and ideas on which Wollstonecraft not only

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    Relationship Struggles of Mary Shelley What secrets hide beneath Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that make it the subject of such extensive research and discussion by many of the world’s preeminent literary scholars? Is it the elements that make it the first example of what we today call science fiction (Ginn)? Perhaps in part‚ but the fascination of many with Frankenstein comes not from the story itself‚ but from the mind of the author who created it. It is thought that Mary Shelley’s writing of her

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    Mary Shelley Biography

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    Mary Wollestonecraft Godwin Shelley was born on August 30‚ 1797 in London‚ England. Her father‚ William Godwin was a philosopher while her mother‚ Mary Wollestonecraft‚ was a strong feminist of her generation. They got married in 1797 to protect the rights of their upcoming child. (Frankenstein) However‚ a few weeks after on the 10th of September‚ her mother died from Placental Infection due to the complication in Mary’s labor from before. (Romantic Circles) Since Mary’s mother died early in her

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