Birth and Death
Born on Aug 30,1797
Died on Feb 1, 1851
Brain Tumor
Childhood
Her mother died days after her birth
She was raised by her single father
Caroline falling under the care of Alphonse
Limited childhood
Fathers remarriage
Poor relationship with her step-mother
Dysfunctional Family
Banished from family
Similar to Life of Justine
Abandoned by family
Parents
Her father was a philosopher
Highly regarded among famous writers
Her mother was a well-known feminist philosopher
Family of intellectuals
Influence
Inspired Mary on her journey to
become an author due to her
philosophical environment
Tragedy
Sister's Suicide
Death of Mother
Death of Percy Shelley
Death of Children
Mary commonly wrote
about Gothic Literature
Her work featured
Terrifying descriptions
Catholics as criminal
Acts of heroism persecuted by terror
Mysterious plots
Gloomy settings
Tragedy with Mother
After her mother's death, her father took care of Shelley
Victor's father takes care of him after Caroline dies
Tragedy at Birth
Mary Wollstonecraft moms giving birth to Mary
Elizabeth’s mothers dies in attempt to birth to her
Never received a formal education
Robert Walton never receiving an education
She fell in love with Percy Bysshe
Ran away with him to France
knowing he was married
Mary and Percy had a child
However, their child died
a few days after birth
Second child dies to disease
Represents the death of William
Has a healthy child
Represent the survivor with the family
Traveled different regions
Geneva
Thought of creating
"Frankenstein"
Geneva would be a setting
within the story
Suffered Impoverishment
Famine and Epidemics
During the year 1816