... 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 in his early years, who is very much a traditional mother. Frankenstein describes her as being a loving woman, giving him "tender caresses", guiding him throughout the early years of his upbringing and teaching him right ... a relationship with his creator. An example of language used to convey this idea of Frankenstein as a male-mother is visible after the creation of the monster, whe...

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