Frankenstein-Oral Blog Presentations

William Veeder: The Women of Frankenstein 

• Main idea: Although some critics believe otherwise, the women in Shelley's novel are not weak but are victims of "a world impossibly strong" (271). Prime example: Justine
• Example 1: Wrong place at the wrong time--> circumstantial evidence, lack of support from Elizabeth/friends. 
• Example 2: Victim of the plot--> impossible to fathom Victor's creature. Hard to defend herself in court, completely clueless 
• Example 3: Victim of religion--> Catholic priest who hears confessions threatens Justine, invokes sympathy for her because England = vastly anti-Catholic 
• Example 4: Victim of the law--> Flawed system of "retribution" in the story, Justine's symbolic death = retaliation