Mary Shelley briefly discusses the relations between the artist, the imagination, and the creations. However, it is important to know that reality plays a major role in the relations as well. The introduction begins with a passive-aggressive statement on how “[Mary Shelley] should furnish [her publishers] with some account of the origin of [Frankenstein]” (Shelly, v). This sentence makes the reader believe that she is being forced to write such an account, for without one, her creation would not be broadcasted. This also brings to light the battle for women’s righ ts; as well as her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, playing an important role in the age of enlightenment. This relation between Shelley and her superiors (or shall I say, Gods) from