For my British Literature class, we had to design posters that represented a major theme in the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. Along with introducing a theme, we had to relate it to something currently relevant. Here was the result.
Theme: Life is sacred. Victor Frankenstein succeeded in messing with Nature and creating life by immoral means. After realizing the horrific result of his mistake, he followed it up by abandoning his creation and relinquishing all responsibility for it. Sound familiar? While it may not have been an issue when Mary Shelley wrote this novel, it certainly feels like an appropriate parallel to the controversy of abortion today. One particularly glaring similarity comes when Victor has just explained the epic moment in which his creature first breathed to life, after which he is horrified with it. He wisely says, "The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature." How terribly true.
I think the red LIFE tape and baby feet are self-explanatory.
Love, Shelley.
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