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Item ‘A Gothic Portrayal of Mothering in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’(2023-04) Baughman, MakaylaThis analytical research paper evaluates Mary Shelley's depictions of complex parent-child relationships in her novel Frankenstein, as well as the essentiality of Gothic themes, forms, and devices in shaping these depictions. I argue that the relationship between Victor Frankenstein and his quasi-child mirrors the lived experience of the author, Mary Shelley, and serves as a theoretical allusion to Femininity and Matrilineal Trauma.