Lack Of Love And Frankenstein

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in which the parent who brought death
into the world, and all our woe, is not a woman
but a man who pushed the masculine prerogative
past the limits of nature , creating life not through
the female body, but in a laboratory” (220, Kate Ellis).

In the novel, Shelley turned her ideas around, creating Victor, who,
desperate after the loss of his own mother, goes out to find the secret to
life, and in a way, to steal this awesome power from Nature itself.

Victor Frankenstein’s childhood is a complete contrast to that of
the creature. “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than
myself. My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and
indulgence” (19, Shelley).Victor was born into wealth, meaning not only
riches, but also pure joy. How could he imagine what it means to wake for
the first time and find yourself not cared for? “It was dark when I
awoke; I felt cold also, and half frightened, as it were, instinctively,
finding myself so desolate” (71, ...

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