Write an essay in which you propose and support an analytical thesis about Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, using a combination of close reading and interpretation of the primary source (the novel) with supporting evidence from 3 peer-reviewed secondary sources. Your thesis should pertain to one of the following broad areas of critical discussion on the novel: nature/the supernatural/the sublime; the gothic genre; science; religion; creativity; feminism; monstrosity/oppression; ethics and morality; birth and parenthood.