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Case Study: Shelley's depiction of women in that novel. Before you do that, though, a bit of history may be in order. Shelley's mother was Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), who was an early English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. She is best known for her work A Vindication of the Rights of Women, in which she advocates--among other things--that women should be educated. Sadly, she passed away due to complications eleven days after giving birth to her daughter.

As Shelley was the daughter of such a vocal and known advocate of women's rights, readers are often troubled with her depiction of women in the novel. Specifically, the women are depicted as very passive and weak characters who do not act unless a man directs them to do so. In other words, the women are totally dependent on the men to guide their lives, and this bothers many readers who argue that Shelley should have made the women in the novel stronger, and I understand that, but I disagree. If she would have created strong female characters, that would have changed the entire novel.

Question: With all of this in mind, please answer the following question:

How does Mary Shelley use satire, specifically diminution, in her novel in regard to the relationships between the women and the men? (Now this may be a tough question to answer, but try. That's all I ask of you on this question.)