On October 30th, I listened to Dr. Cheryl Wilson’s A History of Frankenstein presentation. Truly, it was an experience. At the beginning of the semester, when I heard we would read Frankenstein in class, I really didn’t like the idea because I thought it was a scary story. I repeat I dislike scary stories, but after reading this story I really enjoyed reading Frankenstein. And Dr. Wilson’s A History of Frankenstein presentation brought Mary Shelley’s work home for me. One thing I really enjoyed what Dr. Wilson talked about that day was the quote from Mary Shelley’s book, “my hideous progeny”. Reading Frankenstein changed my mind and made me feel very sympathetic towards the creature. Unlike me, many readers still believe Frankenstein is just another scary story. If you read the introduction, you will see how she compared Frankenstein’s Creature and Mary Shelley’s novel is very similar. Opening the front page can absolutely change your perspective on the meaning of this story and why she wrote it.