Her mother died shortly after she was born due to puerperal fever. The absence of her mother can be part of a reflection to the novel since the female roles are very limited as well as the social ideologies of the time period that she wrote the novel. In the novel we can also see the deaths of the women. The death of Elizabeth portrays the “[B]elief that men are superior to women” (Tyson 86) because she is not able to protect herself from a man which in this case is a monster that was created. Victor’s character portrays feminism as well. The night that he creates the monster he is horrified with what he created. Victor cannot stand the sight of the monster since he is so ugly. Also we can see feminism since Victor cannot have an affection towards the monster. The novel also shows how Victor struggles with the monster since he created a child without a women. Even though the presence of women lacks in this novel we can see that this novel makes us ask questions about our nature in society and creation. We can also question about the relationships that there is between men and women now a
Her mother died shortly after she was born due to puerperal fever. The absence of her mother can be part of a reflection to the novel since the female roles are very limited as well as the social ideologies of the time period that she wrote the novel. In the novel we can also see the deaths of the women. The death of Elizabeth portrays the “[B]elief that men are superior to women” (Tyson 86) because she is not able to protect herself from a man which in this case is a monster that was created. Victor’s character portrays feminism as well. The night that he creates the monster he is horrified with what he created. Victor cannot stand the sight of the monster since he is so ugly. Also we can see feminism since Victor cannot have an affection towards the monster. The novel also shows how Victor struggles with the monster since he created a child without a women. Even though the presence of women lacks in this novel we can see that this novel makes us ask questions about our nature in society and creation. We can also question about the relationships that there is between men and women now a