It came to Mary now that her mother had been right, after all; Mary had been born for this. In sixteen years she'd shot along the shortest route she could find between life and death, as the crow flew.

Emma Donoghue
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Mary Shelley's mother died giving birth to her, and so she was not around to know how her daughter would eventually become a writer of some renown. In fact, the idea of being a writer had been so far from Mary's mind that she had forgotten it ever existed. Yet, as the story goes on, this is precisely what happens. In fact, it is clear that Mary Shelley felt that she was born for the purpose of writing. The story shows that there is a connection between life and death, and how we come to terms with our mortality.

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