Mary Shelley the daughter of, Mary Wollstonecraft was a strong activist in the fight against the feminism movement. Wollstonecraft has been called the mother of feminism and also the first feminist. During the 19th century the Genevan society, in which the novel was written, men controlled the social and mental part completely while the women were busy in the domestic part. Although the passiveness of the female characters is normal throughout the novel of Frankenstein, people should not jump to a speedy conclusion that Frankenstein is strictly an ill-natured text because that is unreasonable. Knowing Mary Shelley's feminist heritage, as the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft gives the question the need behind all of the characters in the novel
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All over the story, deep themes of romanticism are stirred into the unlit gothic content. When unhealthy and troubled from the plot, Victor Frankenstein takes huge relief from nature. “I pursued nature to her hiding places,” being said, expresses Victor feeling for woman that he identifies them as nature.(pg #53) Nature is the only thing that satisfies Victor. Nature is steadily portrayed as alluring and womanlike. Yet in this very situation, nature is not controlling or compliant, but instead robust and dynamic. Its concrete as well as ladylike characteristics are accented in Victor's thoughts of his contact with nature. The plot along with Victor pictured nature as ladylike and positive.When the creature wakes up for the first time, he runs from Victor and ends up in the forest. Nature gives all the things that Victor declined the creature when he deserted him. Frankenstein did not know the simple survival skills to be out in the world without Victor. The creature did not know what food, water, or shelter was and along with that he did not know how to communicate. Nutritive berries tasted great to the creature, but bad berries had a sour taste. Nature becomes everything to the monster it is like his home. Through the romantic themes about nature, Mary Shelley made point of the good characteristics of womanhood, and without the dullness or risk that 19th century Genevan society had to offer for
All over the story, deep themes of romanticism are stirred into the unlit gothic content. When unhealthy and troubled from the plot, Victor Frankenstein takes huge relief from nature. “I pursued nature to her hiding places,” being said, expresses Victor feeling for woman that he identifies them as nature.(pg #53) Nature is the only thing that satisfies Victor. Nature is steadily portrayed as alluring and womanlike. Yet in this very situation, nature is not controlling or compliant, but instead robust and dynamic. Its concrete as well as ladylike characteristics are accented in Victor's thoughts of his contact with nature. The plot along with Victor pictured nature as ladylike and positive.When the creature wakes up for the first time, he runs from Victor and ends up in the forest. Nature gives all the things that Victor declined the creature when he deserted him. Frankenstein did not know the simple survival skills to be out in the world without Victor. The creature did not know what food, water, or shelter was and along with that he did not know how to communicate. Nutritive berries tasted great to the creature, but bad berries had a sour taste. Nature becomes everything to the monster it is like his home. Through the romantic themes about nature, Mary Shelley made point of the good characteristics of womanhood, and without the dullness or risk that 19th century Genevan society had to offer for