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Epilogue To Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Before man, there was a harsh winter. All the land of the earth was buried in snow, and all the oceans were covered in blankets of ice. There was there a very crafty creature above the rest who stored food beforehand. She had fur which covered her eyes, and a hunched back making her taller than she was wide. Basically, she looked like a lump with fur. Now, the creature had children which only varied in height. They were much smaller than she was and were still growing. The children were well fed by the mother who cared much about the children’s survival. So much so, that she would die to have at least one of her children survive. Unfortunately, the other creatures of the earth weren’t so lucky. They have not listened to the warnings …show more content…

“Do you have a source of food”.
“No,” the creature uttered. “Go away now”.
The wolf, looking closely at her movements, knew she was lying. He did not want any problems with her. So he turned away, put on an angry expression, and walked away.
Days continued with the creature going through the process of lying to the other animals who thought she was a friend. She did not even feel bad for any of these creatures. In her mind, she thought they were foolish for not listening to her. Any care of the other animals held by the mother creatures was at minimal. All there was to feed and protect were her children, and her children only. When survival comes it is her children that are going to survive.
When alone with her children, she began to think of how amazing it would be when she sees her grandchildren being the top ones walking the earth. She imagined how all animals of all around had to beg them for refuge, for they will be the aptest at survival. These thoughts caused the creature great joy as the creature was watching over her children. Then, her mind was abrupted by a howl. She then proceeded to hide her children and see what was it that caused the howling noise. As she expected, it was the wolf. Next, a long stare between the two occurred. Finally, she started …show more content…

She saw how all the other families were going through misfortune. For a while, she felt kind of bad, but then she thought about her children. This made her feel very proud of herself. Those misfortunes suffered by other families became a good thing to her once again
At home, the children were alone with one another. They heard a something slowly creeping towards them. It was the wolf. Not just any wolf, a wounded wolf. He looked at them with a terrible smile on his face. The children were in fear. Meanwhile, the mother creature was coming back from her various whereabouts. She heard cries from her children. As fast as she could, she ran there and saw the wolf mauling at her precious children. At this time, the children were already dead and there was blood dripping from around the wolf’s mouth. The wolf then ran away into the wilderness with the family’s

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