... of his creation. Therefore, because the monster is a product of Frankenstein's pursuit for glory, Frankenstein is seen to be condemned to misery as a consequence of his blind ambitions. Shelly, in presenting Frankenstein as a product of his social and historical context, is able to explore the consequences thereof. Shelley creates Frankenstein as a product of the pursuit for greatness in ... no reason the race of beings he aspired to create should not be exclusively male. This implicit cultural desire to obtain an entirely male constituted society was strongly opposed by Mary Shelley. Fr...

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