ABSTRACT
Mary Shelley, a well-known English novelist, wrote the first science fiction story in the history of literature. The novel Frankenstein is so unique that since the publication her Frankenstein, much attention has been attracted to the connotations of the Monster. This essay discusses the interpretations of the Monster from the point of the Industrial Revolution, class and feminism. Besides, ecocriticism is presented in closely understanding the connotations of the Monster and space is left for readers’ own explanations.
Key words: Mary Shelley; Frankenstein; the Monster
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
Chapter One INTRODUCTION-1
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-3
Chapter Three SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE MONSTER-6
3.1 Industrial Revolution-6
3.2 The Working Class-。
3.3 The Abandoned Child-10
Chapter Four “ECOCRITICISM” IN THE NOVEL-12
4.1 Influence of the Environment-13
4.2 Ecocriticism in Interpreting the Monster-14
Chapter Five CONCLUSION-16
WORKS CITED-17
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