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How the Creature became a Monster: A feminist reading of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hållberg, Frida |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was written in the beginning of the 19th century and became in the 20th century one of the most investigated novel within the feminist literary critic. I have investigated Frankenstein from a feminist angle, especially French feminist literature theory, to explore what it is that causes the monstrous elements of the story. I argue that the monstrosity of the novel is above all a lack of engagement with female values, which here are identified the domestic, care-taking and relationships. Thereby, the novel also in a subtle way criticizes 19th century ideals of gender and its rigid division between male and female occupations. The ideal in is Frankenstein is presented as having a balance between values represented as masculine and feminine. The feminine domestic sphere plays an important part in this balancing as it entails cooperation, shared experience and mutual decisions. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?fileOId=8923474&func=downloadFile&recordOId=8923473 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
