GiannaBraga

MsGardner
English10/Period4
9November2015

FrankensteinBibliography

Abandonment."
FearofIssuesandTherapyTreatment.
GoodTherapy,n.d.Web.08Nov.
2015.

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Crook,Nora."Defenceofthe1831Frankenstein."
MaryShelley'sFictions:FromFrankenstein
toFalkner.
Ed.MichaelEberleSinatra.Houndmills,England:MacmillanPress,2000.321.
Rpt.inNineteenthCenturyLiteratureCriticism.Ed.JessicaBomaritoandRusselWhitaker.
Vol.170.Detroit:Gale,2006.LiteratureResourceCenter.Web.8Nov.2015.

NoraCrooksummarizesthedifferencesinMaryShelleys1818and1831versionsof
Frankensteinandanalyzesthereasonsforthosechanges.ShebringsupElizabeths
relationshipwithVictorFrankensteinandhowshechangedfromacousintoanorphan.She
alsomentionsminorchangesinpersonalityandtone.

Itsimportanttoknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwoversionsbecausemissing
somethingthatMaryShelleyaddedinortookoutcouldpotentiallychangeone's
understandingofthenovel.Itisalsoveryinterestingtocomparedifferencesinthetwo
versionsandtrytofigureoutthesignificance.

Holmes,JohnR."MaryWollstonecraft(Godwin)Shelley."
BritishRomanticProseWriters,
17891832:SecondSeries.
Ed.JohnR.Greenfield.Detroit:Gale,1991.N.pag.Dictionaryof
LiteraryBiographyVol.110.LiteratureResourceCenter.Web.7Nov.2015.

Jim Holmes discusses Mary Shelley's troubled and dark childhood, her climb to fame, and
her depressing family life. He explains her many encounters with family deaths. He also

gives much detail to the terrible relationship Shelley had with her stepmother. Her many
literaryworksandmotivationtowritearealsocoveredindepth.

Learning about Mary Shelley's past and events that transpired in her life gives insight about
some of the topics she wrote about, especially in Frankenstein. Mary was very isolated as a
child, due to her father's remarriage and her stepmother hating her and sending her away.
Both Frankenstein and his monster feel very isolated in the novel so it was anexpressionof
how she must've felt growing up. It was abnormal at the time for women to bewritinggrim
things suchasFrankenstein,butit'sunderstandableinShelley'scasebecausesheexperienced
a lot of death in her life and was veryfamiliarwithit.Herlackof amotherexplainstheway
the monster searches for a women to be with him. Learning about her life supports the idea
thatFrankenstein'smonstermightpossiblybeShelley.

"MaryShelleyBiography."
Biography.com.
A&ENetworksTelevision,n.d.Web.08

ThisarticleonMaryShelleygivesallthebasicinformationrightatthetop,makingiteasyto
find.Afterthat,therestoftheinformationissortedintocategoriessuchasEarlyLife,
LoveandHorror,andLaterYears.Thearticlediscussesherlifegrowingupandher
family.Italsohasalotofinformationabouttheloveandtragedyinherlife.

ThearticleiseasytoreadandnavigatesolearningthingsaboutMaryShelleyissimple.She
livedaveryinterestingbutsadlife.Learningaboutherlivemakesonerealizehowher
experiencesareeasilyconnectedtoherwriting.

"TheGothic:Overview."TheNortonAnthologyofEnglishLiterature:TheRomanticAge:
Topic2:Overview.WWNortonAndCompany,n.d.Web.07Nov.2015.

This article talks about the Gothic era that began in the late seventeen hundreds. It
discussesthemostfamouswritersinthatgenrelikeEdgarAllenPoe,MaryShelley,and
Ann Radcliffe. It informs reader about the architectural origin of the gothic era.
Shelleys Frankenstein is talked about in depth due to the fact that it is probably the
mostfamousgothicnovel.

This article is easy to read and is full of information on the gothic era. Its very
interesting for people who are interested in literary history.Itgivesgoodinsightonthe
inspirationforgothicnovelsandwhytheywerepopular.

Wohlpart,A.James."ATraditionofMalePoetics:MaryShelley's
Frankenstein
asanAllegory
ofArt."
MidwestQuarterly
.Detroit:Gale,2008.Web.21Oct.2015.

In his article, "A Tradition of Male Poetics", James Wohlpart examines the relationship
between the creator, Frankenstein, and his creation, the monster. He also discusses the

significance of the the monster's three gruesome murders throughout Mary Shelley's novel
and how they relate to the way the monster lived. Finally, Wohlpart analyzes the monster's
need for feminine influence in his life shown through his lack of a mother, takingWilliam's
locketwithawomaninside,andhisdesperateneedforasignificantother.

Reading Wohlpart's paper made the novel much clearer. His points explain seemingly
meaningless parts of the novel such as William's locket or the people who were killed, and
prove their significancein making
Frankensteinacommentaryonhumanbehavior insteadof
simply a gothic horror. Understanding this very negative relationship between the Victor
Frankenstein and his monster creates a greater understanding of the novel and its hidden
meaning. The symbolism of the deaths and the woman give a deeper insight into the
monster'sbeingandhisreasonsforhisterribleactions.