"The Last Man" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a dark story that looks at what happens when a terrible disease wipes out most of the world. It's about being alone, losing everything, and trying to survive when society is falling apart. The main character, Lionel Verney, has to deal with being one of the last people alive, along with his sister Perdita and his friend Adrian. At the beginning of the book, Lionel thinks about his life and how his family struggled, creating a sad mood as he thinks about his family and troubles. The book starts in Naples; Lionel considers who he is as the world changes. We also see how Lionel and Adrian are very different and how this changes Lionel as a person, hinting that the reader will see big fights as the world falls apart. The book hints that through it all loyalty, comradeship, and the sad feeling of being alive are poised to unfold as the future is uncertain.
The Last Man
By Mary Shelley
In a world destroyed by disease, survivors confront impossible choices as they navigate love, loss, and the fading echoes of civilization.
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About the AuthorMary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.
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