Monster Literature:
Frankenstein
It was a dark and stormy night. Three friends gathered around a fireplace to tell ghost stories. One challenged the others to write an original ghostly tale. Only one in this circle of friends took the writing assignment seriously. Her name was Mary Shelley.
Eighteen-year-old, Mary, had been fascinated with the idea that someday scientists would discover how to bring the dead back to life.
As Mary began to plot out her tale, she pondered a strange dream that she’d had about a monster. So, Mary wrote about a scientist who created a monster using human body parts. Electrical impulses breathed life into the creature—and a famous monster was born!
Um...he looks a little green behind the ears.
Does this story ring a bell? If you guessed, Frankenstein, then you’re right! Mary Shelley’s novel has become a horror classic. A classic is a literary work that has stood the test of time. It’s a book that is enjoyed by readers of all ages for many, many years. Frankenstein was first published in 1819. That’s almost 200 years ago!
On that dark and stormy night, so long ago, Mary Shelley was the only one who took the writing challenge seriously. Imagine, if she had brushed it aside like the others. Readers may not have come to know Frankenstein.
Eighteen-year-old, Mary, had been fascinated with the idea that someday scientists would discover how to bring the dead back to life.
As Mary began to plot out her tale, she pondered a strange dream that she’d had about a monster. So, Mary wrote about a scientist who created a monster using human body parts. Electrical impulses breathed life into the creature—and a famous monster was born!
Um...he looks a little green behind the ears.
Does this story ring a bell? If you guessed, Frankenstein, then you’re right! Mary Shelley’s novel has become a horror classic. A classic is a literary work that has stood the test of time. It’s a book that is enjoyed by readers of all ages for many, many years. Frankenstein was first published in 1819. That’s almost 200 years ago!
On that dark and stormy night, so long ago, Mary Shelley was the only one who took the writing challenge seriously. Imagine, if she had brushed it aside like the others. Readers may not have come to know Frankenstein.
