The changes brought about by the factory system changed drastically the whole family structure. This is especially evident from the way children and women were treated in the industrial society. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein discusses changes within the family from two different perspectives one of which is Victor's and the other one that of the creature.

The Industrial Revolution created a unique new category of people who were dependent on their job alone for income, a job from which they might be laid off without any reason. The factory worker had no land, no home, and no source of income but his job. Working in the factory meant more self-discipline and less personal freedom for workers. The system tended to depersonalize society and reduced workers to an impersonal status. This Economy powered by machines, turned people into machines as well.

Even though life overall was improving, the industrialism brought misery to the workers and their families. Family struc

Mary Shelley discusses the family issues in Frankenstein as well. She starts by talking about Victor's obsession with science and how it influenced his family bond. Victor's interest in science begins when at fifteen he witnessed a huge oak tree blasted by a lightning bolt. This event caused him to forgo his former readings and begin studying natural phenomena, especially the subjects of electricity and galvanism. This could be paralleled to 'Industrial Revolution' in Victor Frankenstein's life - time of transition.

Victor spends the whole time in pursuit of his studies. During this time he completely neglects his family and does not even answer their letters. This is comparable to the factory system society because during that time people worked too much just like Victor and did not have any time for their families. In addition, Victor works in complete solitude avoiding his fellow students just like factory workers did not communicate with their co-workers as a result of the amount of work they had and exhaustion.

Children became an essential part of the factory system. Little children could work in such areas where a normal-sized adult would not fit. So factory and mine owners depended on child labor greatly. They especially depended on children who were good with their hands and parents realizing an extra income often forced their children into work. As a result, children got abused and injured constantly. In Aspects of Western Civilization, Rogers refers to different accounts of children being physically deformed for life as a result of their employment. He also provides statisti

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