... my human nature turn to loathing from my preoccupation, whilst still urged on by an eagerness which perpetually increased, brought my work near to a conclusion. The summer months passed while I was thus engaged" (41). Victor even lets his health decline and tells himself that he will have "exercise and ... in this quest. Victor abandons his loved ones in his thirst for creation. Walton says, "These volumes were my study day and night, and my familiarity with them increased the regret which I had felt, as a child, on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allo...

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... 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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