... was unpredictable in giving. Shelley's longing for emotional happiness and strength forged its way into her novels as underlying themes; she also stigmatized the negative impact on what happens to those unwilling to show such emotion (Mellor xii). Her most famous novel, Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus, is the prime example of her depressing life. In it, she discussed what happened ... hardships of her childhood, periodic depressions, and support and encouragement from her husband, Percy Shelley, Mary would not have been capable of producing such a thought provoking, intellectual ...

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