tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post2146533551081582904..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Feminism in Frankenstein_ Blog Post One_Craig Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-31963614124075135142014-01-18T16:08:26.515-05:002014-01-18T16:08:26.515-05:00Your intro is clear and compact, although I'd ...Your intro is clear and compact, although I'd like to see it more focused (for instance, by having one female character as your focus).<br /><br />Your long sequence of generalizations about feminism, Shelley, and the Industrial Revolution is problematic. It's not absurd or useless, but ultimately it's not concrete enough. I'm not saying that you're wrong that the women are ultimately portrayed as innocent by way of their domesticity of the crimes of industrialization - I'm saying that you needed to find a way of getting to that idea through the text. At this point, the argument is speculative, not well-founded.<br /><br />I very much like (and at least tentatively agree) with the idea that men are really dependent on women in Frankenstein. I love the idea, but again it could have used more focus and direct use of the text. For my part, I especially like this line of thought in relationship with Safie, which would give you one possible focus for a revision.<br /><br />Then you end on a really great idea - that the monster has learned his best characteristics specifically from women (Safie and Agatha, presumably). While there are a number of worthy ideas in this essay, that strikes me as the strongest basis for a revised essay, regardless of whether you want to fundamentally argue that these women are *not* passive, or whether you're really arguing that they are *effective* in a way which transcends the simple active/passive dichotomy.<br /><br />There are great ideas here, but the whole is badly in need of a clearer focus and more consistent use of the text.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.com