Welcome to the continued exploration of British Literature as the class explores the 18th century through the Modern Period of British literary history.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Critical Theory Analysis(Mary Shelley's Life)
So. I'm thinking Biographical. I was reading about Mary Shelley's life. There is some crazy stuff going on. haha. Shelley's Frankenstein tells a story of an overachiever who brings to life the monster who inhabits one's dreams, a tale which still stands as a powerful and enduring example of the creative imagination. When Shelley's father remarried Mary's relationship with her stepmother was strained. Her stepmother was very jealous of Mary's affection for her father. Mary's step mother demanded that Mary always do all the chores and encroached on Mary's privacy. She also didn't encourage Mary's intellectual development. Mary's stepsister was sent away to boarding school to learn french and Mary never received formal education. Fortunately she had access to her father's library where she spent most of her time. One day Mary even his under the parlor sofa to hear Coleridge recite "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Which is in our Brit Lit books by the way. You should read it. (: SO.. My point. Mary Shelley didn't get any formal education but she still overachieved and finished many great stories like Frankenstein.
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Dang- I'm still undecided for the most part but this definitely made the biographical one more appealing. Her lack of formal education is similar to Waltons!
ReplyDeleteSeriously the biographical one is the ONLY one that I understood. haha.
ReplyDeleteOh and I found a typo. haha "Mary hid under a sofa." Not his. haha
ReplyDeletePSYCHOANALYTICAL CRITICISM all the way!!!!
ReplyDeleteMary Shelley has some amazing qualities.. it's amazing what people can accomplish when they set their mind to it.
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