451 Mary Shelley
The History of Literature
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Mary Shelley's Invention of Reanimating Life
The key to Mary Shelley's enduring power is in her insight slash invention of reanimating life. Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus was a mythical Greek figure who believed in technology and progress. He wanted to help humanity through his works, much as Victor Frankenstein started from decent motives. According to myth, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans; he was punished by Zeus for doing so.
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