Desparaia

what the people want, the people get

you see

my professor’s take is that mary shelley is feminizing victor throughout the novel, as a way of flipping gender roles and putting a male character through female experiences.

evidence as explained:

victor is creating life. he is putting his health at risk (spends two years with little sleep or socialization) to bring life forth into this world

his illness after he is shocked by the creature coming to life is akin to both ‘hysteria’ and postpartum depression

he pretty much swoons, let’s be honest

henry clerval, a man who has been characterized as manly and heroic, has to chase after damsel-in-distress victor and care for him as he convalesces 

afterward, he hides what he did and went through, for fear that others will label him crazy and emotional and not believe him. sound familiar?

Victor in general is more emotional than the other characters and is constantly tempering his reactions to not be seen as irrational 

the book does not otherwise have central female characters 

Also, Shelley’s mother died in childbirth. It’s interesting, then, that Shelley presents the creation of life as something horrific and damaging. She parallels Victor with her mother.

Plus, to add to the chaos, you’ve got about 30% of the players absolutely ride or die for their team, 30% separated from their bestie on the other side and doing everything they can to secretly help them out, and the remaining 30% completely baffled by the concept of competitive sports and just wanting everyone to have a nice time and win. (Looking at you, Pond Naravit.)

And don't get me started on the fashion of it all. Half of these babies (looking at Khaotung) show up to play wearing diamond earrings and watches. They never manage to all wear tennis shoes. They keep pausing mid game to fix their hair and to put on more lip gloss.

This entire thing goes on for 8 hours and a good percentage of them manage to avoid touching a ball at all during that entire time.