Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein

Good Parents, Good Children Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Mary Shelley's Frakenstein are two classic pieces of literature that are worth studying. This essay will discuss the ideas and concepts of parenting in both books. While some characteristics are shared between the two, there are also differences. The specific topics to be discussed are what makes a good parent, what parents owe their children, and what children owe their parents. The general approach will …

…the novels vary; while the worst risk in Pride and Prejudice is social disgrace, the poor parenting in Frankenstein results in multiple murders. Other differences lie in what the novels do not say; while Shelley introduces the concept of children taking care of aging parents, Austen never touches the subject. While Frankenstein and Pride and Prejudice were both published in the early 1800s, most would agree that their commentary on parenting is still quite relevant.