Response 4 (9/29)

Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus” was one of the most fascinating and complex novels I have read. In so little words she captivated the readers and left a haunting ending that one would remember for years to come. The complexity of the Characters as well as the dynamic of the story itself makes it quite the read. The story did have a few plot holes, however, but based on the author’s time of writing it, these holes can be explained with the idea of “divine intervention”. Fellow writers from her time period used God and the help of the unknown as a gateway to spirituality, especially since at that time people were heavily religious and rarely questioned the thoughts and ideals of religion. “Frankenstein” paves the way for gothic literature, at least in my opinion, and basically molds the future for the science-fiction genre. While Shelley retained the models and ideals of writing from her time period, she simultaneously broke away from traitional literature and became a beacon for modern writing. Some of her ideas were very original while others were not so original. I believe this was because she didn’t want to completely break away from traditional writing because her readers would be overwhelmed by the reading, as well as the fact that it was probably easier to write in a way that was more well known to her and she was more familiar with. Not only did she pave the way for literature itself , but she opened the door for female writers, making it easier for more diverse minds to express themselves in the written language and share their thoughts with the world.