Mary Shelley, the author who is also the daughter of a feminist; ironically portrays women as very passive in Frankenstein. In Frankenstein, the women are oppressed by society and are forced to suffer. This is oppression is exposed when Justine is accused and executed for a murder she did not commit. She is helpless and not able to defend herself. This oppression is further shown when Caroline Beaufort dies trying to take care of her adopted daughter. This oppression over women gives the men greater authority and power as they are always the ones who seem to come to the rescue of these helpless woman. This theme is exposed throughout the book which is a great irony coming from an author with a feminist background.
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