Shelley’s own attempts at motherhood would result in multiple miscarriages and the deaths of three children. Her mother, the feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, had died from complications arising from her birth. Shelley, who published the work at the age of only 19, had many reasons to make motherhood a major theme. The cost of raising a child to adulthood has been increasing and real median household income has only just regained its 1999 level.Īt this time, when it could be argued that maternity is in decline, Mary Shelley’s classic work of literature, “Frankenstein,” celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, invites us to reflect on the deeper importance of mothers in our lives. Fertility rates are falling in America as millennials decide not to have children. Motherhood is getting considerable attention, even if much of the news is concerning.
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