When Mary Shelley writes about ghosts, what is her concern ?
Correct answer: C. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.
- A. People are foolishly superstitious.
- B. A world devoid of supernatural phenomena is a better world.
- C. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.
- D. The personification of nature is regressive.
Explanation
For Mary Shelley, ghosts are closely connected with the imaginative power of the mind: belief in them reveals how imagination gives form to unseen possibilities. Her concern is therefore not simply to dismiss supernatural belief as foolish superstition.
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