In the novel, after Mary Shelley's mother died her dad Godwin took care of her, this connects to the novel. When Victor Frankenstein's mother died from disease, his dad took care of him. In both situations, the mother died when they are young and the dad took care of him/her.
Wow because if you insert the words into the phrase, only wow sounds right.
The things that Michelle gave up from her decision are called the costs. When you give up something, it serves as the payment in order to obtain something more beneficial. And that payment is the cost. Benefits, on the other hand, is an advantage that you earn from doing something.
When comparing the GDPs, Instead of saying compared it to, you might want to type, "in comparison." A few transition words also might help the piece become a bit smoother. Other than that, good job on the writing! It seems very well researched!