Assignment on Gender Roles with Regards “Frankenstein”

Assignment on Gender Roles with Regards “Frankenstein”
Assignment on Gender Roles with Regards “Frankenstein”
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Assignment on Gender Roles with Regards “Frankenstein”
The novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818, is about a modern day examination of
molding the perception of the human. In this novel Victor is a Swiss scientist who has
knowledge of chemical process and the skill to create creature and give life to them. He creates a
male monster named Frankenstein on which the novel is based. He has created something against
the nature and latter in the novel he regrets his action. The monster is considered dangerous as in
the latter part it tries to destroy everyone he sees along with his creator (Ardiansah, Arafah, &
Abbas, 2019). The creature made by Victor Frankenstein is also called Frankenstein as there is
no particular name. The creature is very ugly and a killer who starts to killing his master’s family
in the fit of rage and revenge.
At one point the creature approaches Victor Frankenstein to create a female companion
for him. To which Frankenstein is ready to create something similar. He starts with a good
intention to make a female creature as a companion for his male creature. But in the middle of
the process he realizes that he was in the same situation 3 years ago when he was working on the
male counterpart. He intended to create a good creature but it ended to be a barbaric killer. This
filled him with hatred and guilty. He was convinced that his new female creation will be even
worse than the first creation. The memory from his past makes him abort the case and he
instantly destroys the new creation. He is scared not only by his perception regarding female but
also the idea of birth of race of monsters. Thus Victor, ultimately destroyed the new female
creature and made a vow in his heart that he will never resume his labor (Griffin, & Lobdell,
2018). When the monster find out that Victor has ruined his mate he warns him. The monster
takes vow to be with Frankenstein’s bride on the wedding-night, which the monster
accomplished after more cold blooded murder in the novel.
For a novel written Mary Shelley who had a troubled life due to her step mother. She was
always surrounded by strong feminist of her time lacks strong female characters in her novel
Frankenstein. The novel is mostly filled with passive women, who are slow in action and loves to
suffer calmly until their death. This is the same case with the protagonist mother, sister and love
interest. Since his childhood, he saw his mother Caroline Beaufort as a hard working and
sacrificing mother. She is obedient and only knows to follow orders of her husband. She is
shown as typical Italian English women (Lopez, & Tegan, 2018). She dies taking care of her