actions, and see implied actions, that are really messed up, and Victor being unable to revise his view of her as being anything less than like saintly is a huge part of his damage.

Tbh I think she's really important despite the few words she's given. Like there's the whole assertion of the text that monsters are created and not born that way, and with everyone asserting "Victor is the real monster" one has to think on what created him. It is very possible to read her

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have the creature). But the straightforward parental issues and "uhm there's no subtext of Victor desiring the creature because that's his CHILD and incest is wrong and yucky so obviously Girlboss Mary Shelley would never put that in" is insane.

are strong enough that you can make an argument it's history repeating itself (Victor's mom makes Victor and then acquires Elizabeth to marry him because she can't have him -- Victor creates the creature and then is convinced to make the female creature because he can't (because of disgust)

Tbh I feel like there's a strong argument for a parental incestuous love triangle in Frankenstein (Victor's mom desires Victor, Victor desires the creature, the creature desires Victor's mom), and the parallels of what Victor's mom does to Victor and then Victor does to the creature

It's almost like making Victor straight makes the whole story not make any goddamn sense.

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