As you read, keep track of when and how Mary Shelley addresses each of the following themes:
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1. The male pursuance of goals against all odds
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2. The role of women as passive and dependent on men
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3. The usurpation of female reproductive power by science
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4.Enlightenment thinking
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5. Romantic Thinking
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6. Gothic Elements
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7. Ruthless Conquest of Nature
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