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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
An 8 page paper which examines Mary Shelley's
treatment of feminine issues as it relates to the female monster, as well as to Frankenstein's
mother, and the monster. Issues of abandonment are the focus of the paper. Bibliography
lists 3 additional sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
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the social issue of abandonment being only one of many such conditions. In "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein is thoroughly immersed in his personality that is ignorant, presuming, and
selfish, possibly presenting us with many feminine concerns of Shelley in regards to paternal realities. Through these characteristics we are provided with a man who is caught in, and part
of, the social reality of abandonment. Victor clearly abandons his creations, which is in many ways are his children. He is, in turn, perhaps first abandoned, in his mind, by
his mother, which may well have been the cause of all the ensuing abandonment. In the following paper we present an examination of these abandonment issues in "Frankenstein," in the
end arguing that this was a very important topic for Shelley as it involved women as mothers and men as fathers. Victor and His Creations Prior to discussing
the female monster it is imperative that we discuss Frankenstein and his relationship with his creation. Only by understanding this can we see the image, or possible image, that Shelley
is presenting to the reader. Without an adequate knowledge of who Frankenstein is, and what his nature is like, we cannot understand the position and the importance of the position,
played by the female monster. In the main character, Victor Frankenstein, we are presented with a man who wishes to somehow surpass all the capabilities and restrictions of man.
He dreams of moving beyond the boundaries of life and create his own being. In many ways this has been equated with the desire to have children and giving birth
itself. Frankenstein is obsessed with the idea and has, as we shall see shortly, abandoned his supposed love for this ideal of his. But, he is not pleased with his
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