When reading Frankenstein, many readers approach the idea that the roles and responsibilities of women were entirely different from those of men. One of the many things I found interesting was the impact of women's roles and responsibilities on men's lives as well. Women played a very important role even if they thought they were finally prospering. While searching for information about how women's roles and responsibilities differed, I came across many very important articles, which show feminism, the domesticated roles of women, and how women were portrayed in Frankenstein. In the creation of Frankenstein, feminism played a big role. role in a woman's life. Although created by a female author, Frankenstein's female roles can be seen as an uncertain end to the future development of inequality. When creating Frankenstein, one of Shelley's primary concerns was "the demonstration of the kindness of domestic affection" (Levy 700). Shelley wanted Frankenstein to have a “sympathetic identification both within and outside the domestic sphere” (Levy 707). However, Shelley applies a feminist perspective to literature and wants readers to learn from both “feminine” and “male” points of view (Collings 68). In 19th century Geneva, men were seen as philosophers and inventors and women as emotional and servants. Frankenstein was created in the midst of women's liberation. When reading Frankenstein, one would interpret feminist views, which can be seen as unfamiliar to the female characters in the story. Mary Shelley's The Story of Frankenstein explores feminist issues through the characters in the story. Men like Victor Frankenstein and Walton venture on journeys in search of education and personal pleasures, while the woman...... middle of paper ...... And hysteria in Frankenstein's Mary Shelley. " Studies In The Novel 25.2 (1993): 152. Academic research completed. Web. March 1, 2014. Levy, Michelle. "Discovery and Domestic Affections in Coleridge and Shelley." SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 44.4 (2004): 693-713. Web. February 28, 2014. Lunsford, Lars. “The Devaluation of Life in Shelley’s Frankenstein.” Explanator 68.3 (2010): 174-176. by Norton: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: the 1818 text, nineteenth-century responses, modern criticism Ed. -368 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft and J. Paul Hunter: The 1818 text, Contexts, Criticism New York: WW Norton &, 2012..