Women have been considered passive since the dawn of time; always underestimated and despised. For decades, they have been fighting for their rights and to be considered equal to men. Unable to join the armed forces and other organizations, women were unable to realize their potential and eventually change the world. Even today, after many years of struggles and triumphs for women, patriarchal society still has its grip on the world. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, women are considered inferior and weak. From this book, women presented in this type of male-dominated society are revealed in a light that exposes their true character. In the stifling culture of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, female characters such as Justine Morowitz, Elizabeth Lavenza, and Caroline Frankenstein are presented as insignificant, although Caroline proves to be the strongest in her portrayal of independence and individuality. In this new light, Caroline Frankenstein, the strongest woman in the novel, pays no attention to the little things as she works and perseveres in the face of life's dilemmas. As a child, Caroline experienced far more problems than a normal child should experience. While her father was on his deathbed, she had to care for him with little money to survive. To illustrate, the narration provides the following quote about Caroline. “She found simple work for herself; she wove straw and managed by various means to earn a paltry sum barely enough to meet her needs..." (Shelley 18). Instead of seeking help from other men, she decides to take things in hand by finding manual work shows his independence and his stubbornness to submit to men....... middle of paper ...... source of happiness, Victor In one of these. case, Alphonse had to write to Victor to try to make Elizabeth happy as shown in the following quote: “Come, dearest Victor; only you can console Elizabeth. She cries continually and unjustly accuses herself of being the cause. of his death” (Shelley 56), Elizabeth voluntarily isolates herself from everyone except Victor, her husband. Creating a feeling of isolation, this wall prevents Elizabeth from relying on herself, which. causes Elizabeth to become dependent on Victor Consequently, she loses the sense of who she truly is, which is lost under Victor's command. Additionally, a perverse belief surrounds her life that she needs Victor to be happy. This belief reinforces her lack of courage and how quickly she becomes submissive to a man. Women in male-dominated society were often very submissive to men..