What Influenced Mary to Write Frankenstein?

"Even before she was born, Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was destined to become one of the most prominent figures in English literature. Both her parents were revolutionaries and writers: Her father William Godwin (1756-1836) was an English journalist and novelist and one of the major proponents of anarchist philosophy His most famous works were An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political institutions, and The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks aristocratic privilege. Mary's mother Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), one of the earliest feminists, was equally radical. In her book A Vindication of the Rights of Women Wollstonecaft argues that the inferior role of women in society was not natural, but rather a consequence of miseducation." frankensteinfilms.com. Although Mary's mother died ten days after her birth, her writing has still influenced her. After she departed from the presence of her father, she was stills surrounded by intellectual people. Her husband, Percy, was a poet and a radical thinker. The presence of so many literary intellects, influenced a woman who have had no formal education education whatsoever!

In Geneva, Switzerland, she and her husband met Lord Byron and Dr. John Poilidori, who are also two very intellectual individuals. After reading a ghost story, these four people made a plan to write ghost stories for themselves. Mary was initially slow in coming up with her story, but very soon after, she had a vision which would change her life forever. This vision led her to write one of the most successful ghost story yet.