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English Coursework Ideas
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the blame felt by the two main characters: Franklin feels no guilty and often blames Eva, Frankenstein felt guilty but never acted in ways to disolute them, Eva warned them and was ignored and later blamed for it
all the women eventually die, all the women in Frankenstein are used as pawns by the characters and the author, and they only serve a purpose
Similarly, with Eva and Cecily they are used to serve Kevin's purpose and aim as well as
lack of responsibility: Frankenstein page 60, 63
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males undeserving of mercy as they cause the issues, however they are the only one's that get it - every other female is brutally murdered or blamed for the consequences of male actions
how well they suit into stereotypical views and expectations of them:
e.g: Eva finds it difficult to venture in public yet she wants to feel the ramifications of her life
She bristles at the hypocrisy of blamers, finger-pointers and excuse-makers and their arrogant superiority of believing bad things shouldn’t happen to them. The treatment Eva endures in her new life supports both sides of her inner contradictions
Frankenstein critics
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Mellor - "the novel traces out the dangerous consequences of attempting to either posses or dismiss the female"
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Richardson - "women in the novel are passive objects, made property by the male subject"
Anna Trevor - "Women in Frankenstein are domestic, selfless and useless"
Mary Jacobus - "At best, women are the bearers of a traditional ideology of love, nurturance and domesticity; at worst, passive victims"
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Frankenstein context
Enlightenment emphasised: reason, analysis and individualism rather than following religious teachings, enlightenment thinkers turned to scientific study and practiced scepticism
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Mary Shelley was born into a world of scientific, artistic and political revolution
One of her father's main ideas was that everyone should act only for the good of mankind; otherwise, selfishness would lead to the breakdown of society. This view influenced Frankenstein in that Victor largely thinks and acts only for himself, ignoring the wishes of the Monster
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