A deadly struggle would take place
Although Victor is self-evidently no match in strength with his
creature, he continually looks to a melodramatic struggle-to-the-death to
resolve their conflict, thus substituting a simply
physical resolution for one that might embody ethical or
psychological justice. Once again, one may read here a female
author's sense of the conventions of masculinist fictions,
whether those of art or real life. (For other instances where Victor
similarly falls back on physical competitiveness, see 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 3.3.4, and 3.3.5).
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