Frankenstein is most likely one of the oldest surviving horror stories. The image of large green groaning monster with a bolted neck and a stitched brow is famous worldwide. However, the creature born in Mary Shelley's mind over two hundred years ago was much more complex, for it was not only murderous and raging, but articulate, lonely, and gravely misunderstood by the rest of the world. <b>Mary Shelley</…showed first 75 words of 2777 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2777 total…from city life, as small farmers had to make a living on small plots of land, in contrast to large landowners. Usually, the old gentries had ruled the land for many years previous, and they controlled the larger portions of land, thus regulating its use. The poor enjoyed a better standard of living than previously, but the concerns of the poor and the gap between the rich and poor became more pronounced during this period.