A scientist's creation becomes a monster in this classic tale of ambition and horror.
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A scientist's creation becomes a monster in this classic tale of ambition and horror.
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Written when Mary Shelley was 19, this would arrive on the scene under high expectations to see what the young writer of notable literary heritage (her father was William Godwin and her late mother the feminist writer and activist Mary Wollstonecraft) would produce. ‘My husband,’ she writes in an introduction, referring to Percy Bysshe Shelley, ‘was from the first very anxious that I should prove myself worthy of my parentage and enroll myself on the page of fame.’ The novel sprang into creation
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Romance & sex
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Minor romantic themes; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence with graphic descriptions of death and body horror.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present.
Religious content
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Brief references to religious themes and morality.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present.
Political content
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Moderate themes of societal responsibility and ethics of science.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of despair and suicidal ideation.
Abuse & suffering
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Recurring themes of rejection, isolation, and emotional suffering.
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