Hello, my name is Anna Terrano and I attend Western Washington University.
Upon entering this world, everything was in place in order for me to have a deep love for literature. My father is a man whos love of reading dictates his whole life. He sees the world through novels and understands himself through poetry. Naturally, my father raised me through the lens he views the world through. Much of my childhood was spent questioning my motives and searching for a greater truth, and often did I find my answers in books of all forms. Both my parents my whole life have loved and supported me unconditionally. My wildest ideas and questions never received any critic from parents. For that, I account for everything I am and ever will be to love and literature. The theme of this project is to encompass both the forms of love I have experienced and the literature I have digested and created a beautiful creature of my own. I began researching monster, creatures and the terror behind them. Specifically the case of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and understanding the creation of the “monster”. Looking back on my life I want love to be my creator, my Frankenstein, and I being the monster. So I turn to the great writer, Mary Shelly, to look at my life through the lens of the novel Frankenstein. In what ways is the novel reflected in my life, and in all of our lives? How can we greater understand ourselves through the great literary works art that exists to capture some identity of the human condition? How relatable is Frankenstein to my life as so much time has passed since it was written? What was it like to be a woman of her time, struggling to be recognized as a writer? These are all the question I hope to answer through my exploration of my life, through the lens of Frankstien.