the traces of a “ matrilineage ” instead in order to bring to existence feminine literary precursors .
Generated by a female author , at first sight the readers of Frankenstein accordingly anticipate feminine experiments , whereas female characters exist merely in connection with other male figures . These women are portrayed as “ beautiful , gentle , selfless , boring nurturers and victims who never experience inner conflict or true desires ” ( Morton 111 ). They are the emblems of lady-like characters whom are victimized for the ambitions and aspirations of vigorous male figures .
Consequently , these feminine characters barely survive in a patriarchal aura in which culture draws a partition between men and women with men at the top . Elizabeth and Caroline are victims of such a community where their feelings and human rights are not considered at all . Their experiences as women are not expressed in order to help them find an authentic self and identity . Their self is all but the product of a prolonged silence and absence from which they are originated and on which they are brought up .
Being obliged to play the role of a “ shrine-dedicated lamp ” ( Shelley 19 ), feminine figures are but goddesses of homes , cooped up in household chores and not allowed to venture out to the public sphere practicing an active presence . These codes of femininity are conveyed to them from their society , allowing men more power and control over women .
In the end , as we saw , not only do women suffer from the socially constructed norms of masculinity and femininity , but also does the Being whom is exiled from the
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