Women In Frankenstein

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Examine the presentation of women in ‘Frankenstein’, using integrated linguistic and literary approaches. In the course of your writing, explore connections between ‘Frankenstein’ and ’Rebecca’ and demonstrate the significance and influence of relevant contexts.

Mary Shelleys Frankenstein portrays women as disposable objects, only to be used and destroyed by the male figure within the novel. They are often used to give valuable life lessons and to help the male characters build on their persona. ‘Agatha listened with respect, her eyes sometimes filled with tears, which she endeavoured to wipe away unperceived’, Agatha shows great emotion towards her blind father, as the ‘creature’ learns the different varieties of emotion from observing …show more content…

All praises bestowed on her I received as made to a possession of my own’, Frankenstein’s very possessive nature on Elizabeth is exhibited. She is objectified by him only to be seen as his ‘possession’ and nothing more. ‘She left me, and I continued some time walking up and down the passages of the house and inspecting every corner that might afford a retreat to my adversary…when suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream’, the ellipsis creates the tension that leads up to the sudden death of Elizabeth. Elizabeth is used as a revenge tactic against Victor, in which her death is inevitable, as he did not create the female companion that the ‘daemon’ desired, therefore consequences were …show more content…

‘God knows, how entirely I am innocent. But I do not pretend that my protestations should acquit me; I rest my innocence on a plain and simple explanation of the facts which have been adduced against me’, she shows the lack of power and confidence to defend herself, and to declare the truth rather than shy away and accept defeat, which is backed up by the quote ‘But I have no power of explaining it’.
Considering Mary Shelley grew up with a Feminist mother named Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ which was published in 1792 and was the first feminist book asking for equality, rather than challenging the social normality of that time and writing a novel with feminist ideologies, Mary Shelley wanted to please the audience and not to cause a stir within the community. Her perception of women portrayed in Frankenstein amongst societies view of women, have belittled the stature and followed the general conventional image of women, which is contrasting to Mary Wollstonecraft’s

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