The concept of parenthood introduces the role of the father or other parental figure to the upbringing and development of a child. Shelley herself had a difficult childhood cause of the marital involvement of her father and the beliefs he and his new wife held. Her step-mother appeared jealous of Mary for her intelligence and her father was a difficult man, this resulted in Mary’s emotional deprivation towards her family(x). Within Frankenstein the similarities between Shelley’s parents and upbringing match remarkably to Victor Frankenstein and his monster’s childhood. Both Shelley and Victor were born into intellectual families. Shelley from both her father and mother, who were political anarchists, who called for social criticisms and radical