▁The ▁novel ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁its ▁two - dimensional ▁character isation . ▁In ▁Ben nett ' s ▁view , ▁" L odore ▁and ▁F alk ner ▁represent ▁fus ions ▁of ▁the ▁psych ological ▁social ▁novel ▁with ▁the ▁educational ▁novel , ▁resulting ▁not ▁in ▁roman ces ▁but ▁instead ▁in ▁narr atives ▁of ▁dest abil ization : ▁the ▁hero ic ▁protagon ists ▁are ▁educated ▁women ▁who ▁st rive ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁universal ▁love ". ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Allen , ▁Graham . ▁" Public ▁and ▁Private ▁F idel ity : ▁Mary ▁Sh elle y ' s ▁' Life ▁of ▁William ▁God win ' ▁and ▁F alk ner ". ▁Mary ▁Sh elle y ' s ▁F ict ions : ▁From ▁Fran ken stein ▁to ▁F alk ner . ▁Ed s . ▁Michael ▁E ber le - S in atra ▁and ▁N ora ▁Cro ok . ▁New ▁York , ▁NY : ▁Mac mill an ; ▁St . ▁Martin ' s , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ben nett , ▁Betty ▁T . ▁Mary ▁W oll stone craft ▁Sh elle y : ▁An ▁Introduction . ▁Baltimore : ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁. ▁ ▁Ben nett , ▁Betty ▁T . ▁"' Not ▁This ▁Time , ▁Victor ': ▁Mary ▁Sh elle y ' s ▁Re version ing ▁of ▁Elizabeth , ▁from ▁Fran ken stein ▁to ▁F alk ner ". ▁ ▁Mary ▁Sh elle y ▁in ▁Her ▁Times . ▁Ed s ▁Betty