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Did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Predict Incel Culture? · A Book Review of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818)  
Meenakshi Sathish Meenakshi Sathish

Did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Predict Incel Culture? · A Book Review of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818)  

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus) is often interpreted as a cautionary tale for men who want to play God. But truly, one can see that it is also a cautionary tale for men who ignore women’s contribution to society. If it were not for women, there would be no society as they are the sole procreators—a skill that women were revered for once upon a time.

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