Female Gothic: The Monster’s Mother
By Ellen Moers
I chose to write about Ellen Moers article, Female Gothic: The Monster’s Mother mainly because after reading through it, it made me see the Frankenstein differently as well as the author, Mary Shelley. Moers thinks that Shelley paved the way for not only female authors, but all authors in how they write about horror. She touched on Shelley’s own tumultuous past, her heartache with children and her uneasy path that started off being a mistress. Shelley started writing Frankenstein at the young age of 18 and just like in the article, it states, “Passive reflections, however, do not produce original works of literature, and Frankenstein, if not a great novel, was unquestionably an original one”. (Moers page 219) She did something no other writers, female or male were doing.
I definitely see Frankenstein in a different light. After now knowing a bit of Shelley’s history, I believe she made a lot of hidden meanings behind her story. She lost a lot of children, not by choice, but I believe she felt like they were taken from her. In Frankenstein, the creator just left. You work and work for something and then it happens and he chose to leave. He had that choice and I believe she wishes she had that choice.
I am undecided about if I will use this for my 3rd essay. It is a bit of a reach for me, but it is very interesting.
Work cited:
Moers, Ellen. Female Gothic: The Monsters Mother. 1976 Moer’s Literacy Women
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