Neglect
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The Harvest of Neglect: Stitching Insecurity and Division in Mary Shelley’s Gothic Critique of Human Nature and Society
‘Yet was there not some innocence left in him—some childlike craving for the love every being needs, the familial harbourage that anchors one in belonging? In his naivety he had approached his maker, expecting guidance, nurturance. But on meeting only horror and hate, the soft tendrils of secure attachment withered, unwatered. Now he harboured only… Continue reading