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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020): Revista Indisciplinar

Dystopic utopias in Frankenstein and The Dispossessed

DOI
https://doi.org/10.35699/2525-3263.2020.29013
Submitted
January 14, 2021
Published
2020-12-31 — Updated on 2020-12-31

Abstract

In this paper, we aim to analyse two relevant works Frankenstein (1831) and The Dispossessed (1974) of two female writers of science fiction Mary Shelley and Ursula K. Le Guin as well as these authors role in this genre and in the literary field. First, a brief biographical and historical profile will be made considering both women in their contexts and in the science fiction genre. In order to do so we will make use of the original works of both and the biographical data contained in these. The present paper aims to highlight social criticism features present in bothworks, which use the typical metaphor of science fiction and their imaginary worlds as dystopic utopias to question the society status quo where the authors are inserted. The importance of these authors as female representatives is also emphasized, especially in a literary genredefined by a strong male presence, in which often the female presence was seen in a negative way. In addition, the role of fruition reading, closely linked to the gender of science fiction, is highlighted as a reading that can also be critical,particularly regarding the role of science. The theoretical contribution of Todorov (2009) Michele Petit (2010) Alberto Manguel (1997), Umberto Eco (2011), Thomas Clareson (1981), Hellen Merrick (2009) and Adam Roberts (2009) will be employed,as well as of the author’s opus. This article does not seek a comparative historical analysis of the authors, however it is proposed to ponderhow even being separated by time both authors lead to debate on the way science is perceived.

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