1. Role of mother in Frankenstein
... explicitly. The crucial element of the inclusion of the role of the mother in the book is that it allows Shelley to comment about the role of the mother within a male-dominated society. In addition, it allows certain aspects of the characters to be revealed to the reader. An important example of the role of the mother in "Frankenstein" is that of Victor Frankenstein's own mother ... influence. But when the mother is removed from the family, as is the case in the De Lacey family, Shelley's criticism of the society through the story's representation of the role of the mother becomes more ...
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