In the chapter “The Transparent Mind” in William Dean Brewer’s The Mental Anatomies of William Godwin and Mary Shelley, Brewer compares Shelley’s works to Rousseau’s ideas about transparency and the mind. He states that Shelley often employs “victim-narrators” who have a desire for sympathy, similar to Winzy in her story “The Mortal Immortal.” But, rather than being overly concerned about the reader’s eventual judgment that she herself requested, Fanny “has little interest in the world or posterity’s opinion of her. A need for emotional ventilation rather than a desire to set the record straight motivates and inspires [her] narrative.” Brewer argues that Shelley’s victim-narrators are not motivated by guilt, because their concerns lies “in helping their families and saving humankind or des