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How Does Shelley Present Women In Frankenstein

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Shelley’s women characters are strong minded but taken for granted. She wrote the book in the early 1800’s and women were treated much differently in that time. Being a female writer, Mary Shelley underwent struggles that dealt with publishing a book however, probably more intensely. This reflects in her novel, Frankenstein, through her female characters. Elizabeth Lavenza is an adopted cousin for the Frankenstein family. While walking through a poor cot, Victor’s mother found Elizabeth as a baby and was granted permission to take care of her. His mother presented her as “a pretty present for my Victor” (25), which makes her seem more like an object than a person. Since then, Victor refers to Elizabeth as “my Elizabeth”, like she is an object
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