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1、Class Analysis on Frankenstein【Abstract】TheessayanalyzesthequestionofclassinFrankensteinbyMaryShelleytorevealtheunjustconditionofsocialclassparticularlyaddressingtheinjusticeofJustinestrailandthemarginalizationsufferedbyJustineandthemonster.【Keywords】Frankenstein；class；inequality【作者簡介】李思敏1997-，女，汉族，
2、广东人，中国人民大学外国语学院，本科生，研究方向：英语语言文学。FrankensteinisanovelofpurposewrittenbyMaryShelleywhichtellsastoryofamonstercreatedbyascientist，VictorFrankenstein.Writtenin1818，thenovelalludestotheunjustconditionofsocialclass.IlldiscussthequestionofclassparticularlyaddressingonesectionwherJustine，asafaithfulservanto
3、ftheFrankensteins，madeascapegoatforthemonsterthatVictorcreatedandwascondemnedtodeathafterthetrial.Inthenovel，theinjusticeoflawandpublicprejudiceresultintheunnecessarysacrificeofJustineasalower-classservant.Onthefaceofit，Justinesdeathisatragicsequelofthemonsterscrime.Justine，withakindheart，lookedforW
4、illiambutwasaccusedofmurderbecauseshewasfoundwiththepictureofVictorsmotheronherwhichpreviouslybelongedtoWilliam.WhenJustineaskedafewwitnessestogivetheirtestimonyconcerninghercharacter，thosewhoknewandspokewellofherrenderedunwillingtospeakforherShelley56.Theyreadilybelievethatsheisthemurdererbecausesh
5、eisalower-classservantandseemstohavethemotivationtomurderaboyoutoftemptationofabauble.ElizabethsdefenseforJustinedoesnohelptofreeJustinefromsuspicion.Instead，“thepublicchargedherwiththeblackestingratitudeShelley56outoftheirprejudgmentofsocialclass.Letalonethejudges，Victorwhoisanindirectmurdererofhis
6、brotherWilliam，makesexcusesforhimselfthatnoonewillbelievehisstoryandconsidersnottospeakupforJustine.JustinessacrificeinVictorsmindisonlyavexationofhiswrongdeeds.Theunnecessarysacrificeofalifewhichcausedbyhimislessdisturbingthanthehorrorofhissituationandcannotmakehimatleasttrytosaveaninnocentlife.Iti
7、stheunjustlawandclassdifferencethatkillJustinewiththehelpofprejudice.Concerningthesocialstatusandclassdifference，themonsterandJustinesharethesimilarexperienceofmarginalizationandinjustice.Atthebirthofhiscreation，themonsterwasabandonedbyhisowncreatorVictor.TheappearanceofthecreatureterrifiedVictorwho
8、seheartfillswithhorroranddisgust.Alongthejourneyoffindingshelterandtryingtoliveon，hewasconstantlyrejectedbyhuman.Heisanoutcastofthesocietyandthismiserytortureshimtoquestion“Cursed，cursedcreator！WhydidIliveShelley95？AsforJustine，sheisturnedbythosewhodistrustheroutofhersocialclassandcondemnedtodeath.T
9、heysufferthesameexperienceofmarginalizationandrejection，whichexhibitstheinequalityandinjusticeofthesociety.Thefactthattheyareeducatedandpossesssublimebenevolencedoesnohelptoreducetheinequalityandimbalanceresultedfromsocialclassdifference.Inthemonsterscase，havinacquiredthelanguageandbeeneducated，hest
10、illfailstobeacceptedintotheDeLaceyfamilyforhishideousappearance.Afterheleavesthefamily，hefindsagirlfallingintotherapidstreamandsavesher.However，therewardofthebenevolenceisashotathisbody.ThissadresultofkindnessechoesJustinesactoftryingtosaveWilliambutsufferingthewrongtreatment.ThetragediesofJustineandthemonster，whichIthink，embodythesocialreflectionofinjustice.
