In this essay I want to take a closer look at the social communities in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein while especially considering the creature’s strangeness as a deciding factor in his confrontation with human society. When engaging in the social interactions of the Creature, I will also employ the idea of hospitality, which was shaped primarily by the French philosopher Jaques Derrida.
At first, I will look at how the creature is perceived by the other characters in the novel, focusing on the question what his monstrosity is based on. Then I will examine the creature’s attempts to join social communities, taking the DeLacey family as an example. Afterwards I will deal with the novel in relation to the idea of hospitality, which can be applied in Victor’s laboratory and in the DeLacey’s cottage.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. “What was I?”: The Creature and Monstrosity
3. Affiliation and Community
4. My Monstrous Guest
5. Conclusion
List of references
- Quote paper
- Sebastian Just (Author), 2020, Strangeness, Community and Hospitality in "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1132856
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