Will somebody please look over my book report and check it for spelling/grammar?

Question

Book Report:
Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England. Her father, William Godwin, was a philosopher and writer, while her mother, Mary Wollenstonecraft Godwin was an author who was well-known for her feminist views. Mary Shelley received no formal education, but was taught at home by her father. As a child, she enjoyed writing, and at the age of fifteen she was sent to live in Scotland. In 1814 when she was seventeen, she eloped to France with poet Percy Bysse Shelley. They spent the summer of 1816 in Switzerland, and during this time she began writing Frankenstein. On March 11, 1818, Frankenstein was published anonymously, receiving mixed reviews. For the rest of her life, she wrote other books and traveled around Europe, living in Italy and England.
In Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is an up-and-coming scientist who is passionate about alchemy.

.He attempts to create a living being from inanimate objects, and when the experiment proves to be a success, shock and horror sets in. Frankenstein runs away, leaving the monster on the loose. He sits around for many years, trying to forget about his horrible mistake and hoping that he will never have to deal with it. However, the monster returns, seeking vengeance upon Frankenstein and all of his loved ones. Frankenstein attempts to regain control of his experiment, but tragically fails in the attempt.
The setting of Frankenstein is in the eighteenth century all across Europe, and places where Shelley herself was familiar with. The Arctic, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, England, France, Scotland, and Ireland, are places in which parts of the book take place. The book begins with Robert Walton traveling towards the North Pole. The story then shifts to Victor, who was born in Switzerland, then moved to Germany, where the monster was created.

Much of the novel then takes place in Geneva and the Swiss Alps. Frankenstein loses his brother William in Plainpalais. Victor seeks refuge in the village and valley of Chamounix. Then he stays at his house in Belrive. Victor encounters the monster on Montanvert. Most of the monster’s life is spent in Germany, since that is where he was created. He wanders around the woods and mountains of Europe to reach Geneva. Throughout the rest of the novel, Victor traces the monster around Europe, and the North Pole is the ending location.
The main theme is the idea that ignorance is bliss. Shelley shows this theme especially when Victor says to Walton, “Learn from me . . . how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.” During that time, not many people knew as much about anatomy, physiology, and alchemy as Victor did.

Had Victor not had the knowledge of those studies, the horrible monster would not have been created. In that way, ignorance truly would have been bliss.
I found this novel to be dry and boring. However, I did think the main theme was interesting. I have never read a book with a theme similar to that before. I do not recommend reading this book because the plot is too drawn out.

Thanks in advance! =]

and BY THE WAY:

I did use spell check, but I might have accidentally typed "they" somewhere instead of "the". And technically, they is a word, so spell check doesn't catch that..

Just had to clear that up....

Answer 1

Looks good to me... Try placing a comma in the sentence,
In 1814(,) when she was seventeen, she eloped ...


Other than that little bit, and the occasional typo that spell check didn't catch (see, I noticed the difference!), it is well-written and organized. Good theme, but I have a personal disagreement with you about how well you liked the book (it happens to be one of my top 10 favorites of all time...
"The Modern Prometheus" was the alternate title of the novel; you may want to mention that in the beginning of the report somewhere.

Answer 2

I am not sure if you were working with a limited amount of words... for example a 350 words report. I found that some of the sentences started and finished quite abruptly. Otherwise, it was nicely done and I hope that you received an awesome grade for it. I enjoyed reading it.

Answer 3

the nerve that you say that this is "dry and boring". it was written
in the time where they didn't have cable t.v., tivo's, dvd's etc
this is and always will be a true classic that has been re-produced and shown in a lot of different formats. i suppose it can't compare to the blood and guts movies or games that you play or watch. by the way book report is not a title, and you have missed the point to the actual meaning of the story.

Answer 4

chill, spell check doesnt always catch everything, like names and capitalization. so check for that after spell check

Answer 5

wow!!great report and everything looks great to me.. you are sure to get a good grade on this one!! good luck!!

Answer 6

you know that ALL word documents have spell check??? USE IT!!!