Comparing the Intelligence of Women in Shelleys Frankenstein and Gould

Intelligence of Women in Shelleys Frankenstein and Goulds Womens Brains Throughout history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in society. Centuries ago, people looked at the authority of women in society as being sociologically inferior. Seeing the revitalisation of the Feminist movement, which boldly opposes the stereotypical characteristics of women in society, on one hand, and promotes the spinning top of womens status in society, on the other, one would not find it potent to believe the drastic differences in opinion of people on this issue. What is dire is how these differences reflect upon scholarly works in science. For example, in a trick titled Frankenstein, based on a novel by bloody shame Shelley, Elizabeth Frankenstein is depicted as a woman of perfect and well-rounded constitution in society. Taking into consideration that the novel was written in the 1817, when women were not even accepted as students in universities, as shown in the film, bloody shame Shelley presents Elizabeth Frankenstein both as a creative writer and a kind wife. Elizabeth has deliberately symbolized Shelleys expectations of an independent woman. She is represented as intelligent, a creative writer, fair like Mary Shelley herself, and a loving, caring and supporting wife. Also, in the novel, Elizabeth is envisioned as the type of woman, who always wants to strike a balance amid work and family life. That is why, in her letters to Victor Frankenstein, she always reminds him to keep in touch with his family and write back to her. Mary Shelleys plot of portraying Elizabeth as a successful writer as shown in the film, a profession, accordingly rather unusual for a woman and almost entirely reign by males, suggest... ...e recognition, which Mary Shelley had always longed for in the nineteenth century. Works Cited Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. A play by Nick DiMartino, Direct. Moses Goldberg. Narr. Professor McNamar. ball-s haped Stage Production. WLIW21 Presentation. Class Movie. HSS 100-022. Spring Semester, February 18, 2002. Gould, Stephen J. Womens Brains. Fields of Reading. 6th ed. Ed. Nancy R. Comley et al. refreshing York St. Martins, 2001. India, Sehat. Women be Biologically Superior to Men, Say Doctors. http//www.sehatindia.com/NEWS3.HTM Martin, Emily. The Egg and the Sperm. Fields of Reading. 6th ed. Ed. Nancy R. Comley et al. New York St. Martins, 2001. Shelley, Mary. From Frankenstein. The Example of Science. Ed. Robert E Lynch and Thomas B. Swanzey. New York Pearson Publishing, 2000. 152-156. Sohail 2