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Contrary in Frankenstein, Mary Shelley decides to base her writing from three various perspectives by using three male narrators (Poovey 27). The representation of women manifests itself through male perceptions and gaze. Also, the women get a definition of petite descriptions that demean their significant value within the story regarding their actions and meaning. The essence that Walton's sister shows affection and admiration to Victor Frankenstein demonstrates the role she employs to foster friendship manifested to the reader via mail correspondence (Poovey 28).
THE (NON)-REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN FRANKENSTEIN The first novel of Mary Shelley categorically challenges the gender roles in the traditional perspective. By focusing on the characters of male, their relationships, ambitions and actions is a sign of a connection between egotism and scientific motive that results due to insufficient affection, i.e., irresponsible parental care (Poovey 43). In the novel, exclusions of the female are revealed by Mary Shelley whereby she selects only three male narrators. Consequently, she depicts women as objects idealized and confined away from the public sphere. By the novel presenting unmarried as egotistical images where the absence …show more content…
The niche occupied by Victor and the creature becomes more domestic, feminine and docile (Poovey 51). Therefore, the approach enables her to objectively attain both satisfaction of personality and middle-class approval that includes the female audience. As a result of her being industrious to the idea, she transformed into an excellent author. Poovey further suggests the possibilities behind Shelly’s success is as a result of time spent on the 1831 edition (Poovey 63).
DIVISION OF GENDER ROLES BY ANNE K. MELLOR In contrast to females, the male figures in Frankenstein usually have their workplace located far away from homes either as scientists, explorers or merchants. For instance, Elizabeth is denied the chance to flee to England with Victor. The occurrence plagues her she emotionally due to the broadening of her horizon (Mellor 44). Anne K. Mellor, who is the Anglo-American feminist, critically analyses the situation above as a division of intellectual work from emotions. Consequently, these gender labor groups exclude men's work from domestic chores. Hence, activities resulting from emotions derails from mental activities (Mellor 33). The adverse isolation destroys the egoism of Victor making him irresponsible and less