great dissimilitude in our characters
The major dissimilitude in this description is between highly conventional
notions of essential masculine and feminine attributes. Whether this is
Victor's mode of categorizing, Mary
Shelley's, or that conventional to her
age is a moot issue. For readers concerned with Mary Shelley's feminist
commitment or with the way gender destinctions are reflected by early
nineteenth-century novels, Elizabeth's lack of self-assertiveness and her
easy acquiescence in a traditional female role have generally posed
unsettling questions.
- Critical Approaches:
- Themes:
