Delgado-Valladares, Ruth D.

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Facing her fears: Analyzing monsters in the early Female Gothic
(2020-11-04) Delgado-Valladares, Ruth D.; Haydock, Nickolas; College of Arts and Sciences - Art; Batra, Nandita; Irizarry-Rodríguez, José M.; Department of English; Zapata-Medina, Rocío
This thesis focuses on the representation of the monstrous in Female Gothic literature of the late 18th Century and early 19th Century. The focus of this research is on three novels: The Italian by Ann Radcliffe, Zofloya or the Moor by Charlotte Dacre, and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with the objective of closely analyzing the ways in which all three novels portray the elements of the monstrous through characters, institutions, and social order. This thesis project analyzes the concept of monsters and monstrosity within the Gothic genre in contrast to societal organization and expectations for women of late 18th and early 19th century society. Furthermore, this project will draw parallels between the elements of the monstrous and female anxieties of the time in which said novels were written.