Homophobia and the Queered Gothic in Frankenstein

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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.504How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Homophobia, Gothicism, Frankenstein, Sociology, Gender Studies

Abstract

This essay aims to demonstrate a gothic queer reading of Frankenstein, and the homophobia of both the main character Victor Frankenstein and the society as a whole, and the psychological changes of the protagonist are analyzed in combination with social science theory. In Frankenstein, “queer” would be defined as behaviors or desires that transcend heteronormativity; the “queered gothic” refers to altering or undermining queerness with the appearances of gothic elements. Frankenstein’s homosexual desires were forced to reveal in the creation of the monster, who facing exclusion from the heterosexual world after running out. Finally their mutual destruction symbolized death sentence of sodomy during the period.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Siyu Yang
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - Homophobia and the Queered Gothic in Frankenstein
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 591
EP  - 595
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.504
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.504
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