1. Gender Roles in Frankenstein
... characters like Safie, Elizabeth, Justine, Margaret and Agatha provide nothing more but a channel of action for the male characters in the novel. The monster viewed a majority of the female influences he meets as belongings, quintessentially his possessions. The monster even says, "All praises bestowed on her I received as made to a possession of my own." (Frankenstein 35) Women are viewed as ... to protect, love and cherish. All praises bestowed on her I received as made to a possession of my own" (21). Frankenstein views her as a possession. The monster is aware of this weakness. Sinc...
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