Mary Shelley wrote the book Frankenstein around 1810. She was born in London in 1797 (Biography). Her mother was a prominent literary author who sought to encourage women to pursue their own ideas and strive to earn equal status. The scientific and industrial revolutions that were happening around Mary Shelley certainly influenced her as she wrote the book. The creation of machines and experiments at the time made people wonder what the limit of human technology was. During the industrial revolution, people were introduced to machines and technologies that made them worry about decreasing the impact that humans are making (industrial). There were protesters at the time who thought these machines were dehumanizing. The monster was feared in the same way. He wasn't human. His strength was superior to human strength and in a way he was dehumanizing humanity. When people saw it they were afraid because they couldn't understand what it was because they had never seen anything like it before. Likewise people couldn't understand the machines because they were new and people had never seen such things before. Trade became very large in England in the 19th century due to the advancement of machinery (industrial). Steam engines helped transport goods across the sea (Deane). The new jobs resulting from trade have not yielded much. These jobs were supposed to replace old labor and agricultural jobs, but they paid much less. The citizens of England were not happy and many people protested and many men had difficulty supporting their families (Deane). Mary Shelley's husband was "fascinated by the power of science to give life." As a husband, Percy Shelley's opinions were obviously... middle of paper... he was punished by the Gods by receiving eternal punishment. He was tied to a rock where an eagle would feed on his liver every day for the rest of eternity. It would grow back, only to be eaten again the next day. Victor was punished by seeing all of his beloved family and friends die, as well as dying himself. He had a cross to bare in his knowledge of the monster's crimes, but he could not tell people because he wanted to protect himself (Prometheus). Mary Shelley knew exactly what she was writing about when she wrote Frankenstein. He wasn't writing a fictitious, meaningless story. He was writing a book that contained the fears of most people of his time. The industrial and scientific revolutions were one of the main reasons Mary Shelley wrote this book. It is one of the most influential books in history and many people enjoyed reading it.