Courage

I'm curious about the word "courage" because I know that it can mean many different things to many different people. For instance, courage can be standing up to a bully, or protecting someone from danger, or even just being different. I believe that courage is apart of our lives everyday, whether we witness it or take part in it. It is important to see where the word courage comes from, how it was originally used, and how it has transformed into the ambiguous definition it is today because we people will then see that certain words are actually obscure feelings, which are felt differently from person to person. Also, I believe many of us don't acknowledge some types of courage because they happen so frequently or aren't a big enough event. Public speaking and meeting new people are both examples of this type of courage. If we are to know what courage truly means, than looking more in depth into the etymology of "courage" is a must.

Why Did Mary Shelly Write Frankenstein?

• Frankenstein was a way for Mary Shelly to unconsciously vent about the emotional pain that she especially felt with Percy's actions in their relationship.

1. Mary Shelly never knew her mother because she died 11 days after she was born
2. Her father remarried when she was 4 1/2. Mary Shelly felt as if her new stepmother was getting in between Mary and her father.
3. Percy was married to a woman named Harriet at the same time he fell in love with Mary Shelly, which caused Mary to later feel very guilty for taking away Harriet's husband.
4. Her father did not approve of Mary and Percy's relationship
5. Mary Shelly gave birth to a baby girl, but it died two weeks later. Percy had said he was disappointed that it was a girl.