Treatment Of Women In Frankenstein

In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, Victor creates a monster who murders his loved ones. Victor could have prevented two of the female deaths but chose not to in both of the events, which provided proof that women were not of importance. By allowing all of the female characters to die, Mary Shelly was displaying how women were so disposable. In this paper, I will provide details on how women were seen and treated during the book.
Justine was framed for the murder of William Frankenstein. She did not strangle him; instead she was trying to find him. The male monster planted the necklace that William had in the fold of Justine’s skirt. He had an issue with Victor Frankenstein but chose to frame Justine. He chose Justine because she was an easy
He could have spoken up and informed the whole town of the monster he created but instead did nothing. “I believed in her innocence; I knew it. Could the daemon, who had (I did not for a minute doubt) murdered my brother, also in his hellish sport have betrayed the innocent to death and ignominy” (Shelly, Chapter 7). Victor admitted he knew who killed William Frankenstein and did nothing to stop Justine’s death. Victor chose to let his friend and servant die than speak up and take action against his own creation. He is more worried about what people will think of him that he will let the female take the blame. No one would have believed the woman servant. Not only did victor not speak up and support his friend neither did the other citizens of the town because they believed she was guilty. “Several witnesses were called, who had known her for many years, and they spoke well of her; but fear and hatred of the crime of which they supposed her guilty rendered them timorous, and unwilling to come forward” (Shelly, Chapter 8). All of the people who knew her would not take the risk as to speak up for the female. The only one that spoke up was Elizabeth. Justine was executed because Victor believed his life, as man, was more valuable than a