The Monster is Symbolic of Mary's Writing

Mary Shelley grew up in a time where women were not respected as they are today. Men thought that they were better than women. Therefore Mary’s writing was not taken as serious as it would have been if a man wrote it. Some people automatically did not like Mary’s writing because she was a woman. They judged her writing before they even read it. Her writing can be compared to Frankenstein’s monster. People take one look at the monster and assume that he is a terrible creature and is going to harm something. They judge him before they get to know him. If people gave him a chance and did not run from him then he would not become a killer. When Frankenstein is talking to the monster the monster says, "Be calm! I entreat you to hear me before you give vent to your hatred on my devoted head." The monster wants to be able to explain himself before he is judged. He also says, "How can I move thee? will no entreaties cause thee to turn a favorable eye upon thy creature, who implores thy goodness and compassion?" The monster wants to be good and he wants to explain this to Frankenstein, but Frankensten will not listen. This is symbolic of Mary's writing because some people would not like her writing because they knew a woman wrote it, no matter how good someone else said it was.