Role of Margaret in Frankenstein

Name :- Zala Krutikadevi. D

Paper :- 5 . The Romantic  Literature

Sem :- 2

Roll no:- 17

Topic :-  Role of Margaret in Frankenstein 

Submitted to :- Smt. S.B. Gardi

                       Department of English

                       M.K. Bhavnagar University.

Introduction 

 *Mary Shelley :-

Mary Shelley - Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born in 30 August 1797 , was an English novelist , Short story writer , dramatist , essayist , biographer and travel writer.
Mary Shelley was a self-educated writer and student of literature with famous men like Charles Lamb , Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Percy Shelly. She continued writing a variety of different types of works throughout her life. After her education she married with Percy Shelley.

Mary Shelley's achievements :-

1. Frankenstein 

2. Ladore

3. Faulkner

4. Mathilde

5. The last man

6. Prince of Lucca

Frankenstein 

Author :- Mary Shelley

Language :- English

Genre :- Horror , Gothic, Romance

Published :- 1818

Pages :- 280

volume I , First edition

Frankenstein or " The Modern Prometheus " is a novel, fiction written by British author Mary Shelley. it published in 1818 in London. 

Frankenstein novel is full of horror , romance and scientific elements and different experiments by main protagonist Victor Frankenstein. Here is the story of Victor , his lover Elizabeth and Victor's scientific experiment " Monster ". The whole story is very interesting and full of suspense also. This novel is connected with Mary Shelley's dream which she saw and decided to write that novel.

Here in that novel there a matter of creation of Monster -Wretch - Daemon - creature etc..

Frankenstein novel starts with the letters and also conversation between captain Walton and his sister Margaret.

In the conversation Walton wrote all the things about Victor's life and Monster.Finally captain Walton concluding frame narrative and also the end of Victor's narrative.In this novel after sometimes Frankenstein dies and Walton discovers the Monster on his ship , mourning over Frankenstein's body after then Walton realizes as he lost in darkness of ice and never to be seen again. This way this novel ends. 

This way Frankenstein novel depended on 3 points :-

1. Conversation between Captain Walton and his sister Margaret through letters.

2. Relationship between Elizabeth and Victor

3. World of Monster with full of horror and problems.

*Role of Margaret in Frankenstein :-

Margaret Walton Saville - Sister of Robert Walton and the recipient of the letters that constitute the novel. Although her brother's confidence she disapproves of his expedition.After Elizabeth's characterization Margaret is another passive female character, whose main role is to receive Walton's letters containing the manuscripts that make up the narrative. Here Margaret is main character who performed as well as a female character and helper also.It may be that the reader is to assume that Mrs. Saville is an active in editing these manuscripts and having them published , but the narrative is silent on this matter. She is sole intended reader of the story. 

Here as per the character of Margaret , a woman is also at the center of a story, from in letters at the beginning of the novel.There are a large numbers of conversations which is written by Captain Walton to her sister during his voyages.

Another matter is also appear that Walton and Margaret have no mother and she loved a lot to Walton. But here  Margaret is , Sibling . The world presented here is a world of children , world of sisters and brothers. Although on this or empty stage only siblings remain , there is not a sexless world , however  does not appear where we might expect it.

Just as images of sexuality and parturition are systematically displaced in this novel , so too is the idea of feminine desire.

Thus, Margaret frames this novel she could do as well. Actually only because of Margaret , this novel and idea of this novel is happening through Walton. As we know that Margaret is a passive woman in this novel , but her work is very remarkable in this novel.

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