Q First Discussion posts (minimum 250 words) are due Thursday at 11:59pm. Replies to fellow students (two are required) are due by Sunday, 11:59pm. Replies must advance the discussion, either asking questions, respectfully disagreeing, and always bringing in a new idea in some way. "I agree" or "Great post" are nice, but these replies will not count toward the required two replies. The prompt for this discussion is below. For all academic discussions, students will not be able to see the discussion board until they post their initial 250-word minimum reply to my post (below). Mary Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft , author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" and a renowned early feminist. In many ways, Frankenstein is a feminist text, showing the horrors that could befall humanity if men leave women behind to pursue their goals alone. Dr. Frankenstein is certainly a complete failure as a father to his 'baby' (the creature). How was Dr. Frankenstein treated by his own parents? Why do you think he had no idea what to do with his own creation? Explain the kinds of nurturing he received and the roles played by his mother and by Elizabeth, the women in his life. Compare that to the kind of nurturing the creature received. The creature himself gets to look in on a happy family from afar, but he (the product of isolated male rational thought) has no personal part in any kind of a loving human relationship. Having an 'idyllic' family (consisting of a sweet and innocent wife and children residing in a home completely cut off from the toils and worries of work and study) was a Victorian ideal. Women were not supposed to be involved in the work that their husbands did out in the world. Science Fiction is often seen as a 'safer' way to comment on social ills, with writers using fantastic/unrealistic situations to criticize real life problems metaphorically. Using details from the text, show me the way that Mary Shelley did just that.