The essay represents feminist criticism of Frankenstein, discussing roles and functions of women – addressing Caroline Frankenstein, Justine Moritz, Elizabeth Lavenza, and the monster’s companion – and the ways they are treated and represented in the novel to analyse one of the main themes of the story – the theme of women as the driving force of the life of a society.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the story of a scientist who attempts to bring life to a dead body creating eventually an ugly monster. This novel became one of the most iconic and famous novels of the centuries. Although
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