Throughout Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", there are many examples of mother and child relationships that are expressed both implicitly and explicitly. ... This is the fault of Frankenstein and Shelley uses this example to give emphasis to the role of a mother, as occupied by Frankenstein in this instance, to criticise the structure of society and the effect that this has on the child. Mary Shelley uses the role of the mother to further her belief of society being dominated by males and the importance of the mother as a nutritive balance in the family. ... There is also a questionable...

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However, Mary Shelley, in her novel "Frankenstein," argues that the pursuit of knowledge can be dangerous, and if pursued relentlessly can cause the pursuers isolation from society. ... Education can be salvation for some, but for others it can also become an obsession which can drive them to their own destruction, as seen in the case of Victor Frankenstein. ... After the Monster is created, Frankenstein first looks at it with admiration and love but subsequently realises how ugly and grotesque the Monster is and immediately rejects him. ... Upon learning that William is a Frankenstein; the Mo...

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