The Utopian Possibilities of the Plague in Mary Shelley’s The Last Man

Choi, Ja Yun

doi:10.24152/ncle.2021.3.25.1.125

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“…In accordance with what the investigative findings of previous and present studies related to this science fiction titled The Last Man (1862), it has been seen that literary scholars have paid an adequate analytical attention to the themes carried in the aesthetic and artistic thematization of this science fiction. On the one hand, it can be felt in a clear fashion that Ja Yun Choi (2021) has dug out the optimistic theme from the pessimism that has been permeated into the critical practices and critical processes of a variety of literary critics in their interpretation of The Last Man (1826) produced by Mary Shelley with the help of "the utopian essence (p125)" woven in the thematic elaboration of this science fiction. On the other hand, what seems to be opposed to what Ja Yun Choi has been aware of the optimistic theme kept in the mind of Mary Shelly in her practical production of The Last Man (1826), is, that Konstantinos Kos Pozoukidis (2021) has argued that notwithstanding the great emphasis this writer has placed on productive labor in hope that humanity can be regenerated (p. 393), non-productive labor has prevented them from the intentional exemption of pandemic disaster.…”

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An Optimistic Exploration of the Essential Transcendence of Man Potentiated in The Last Man

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2022

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The science fiction of Mary Shelly has engendered an increasing attention of an increasing number of literary scholars in their meticulous and miraculous exploration of the ideological and epistemological values in which the cautious and conductive production of this science fiction titled The Last Man (1826) has been interwoven in the very pessimistic narrative facts and narrative events to crop up in 2073 an incredible fashion. A good look taken at the analytical findings of a good many scholars who have been devoted to the studies of this science fiction, it will be found in an apparent way that they have done a lot in the discussions about the themes, narrations, as well as, languages of this science fiction, the minds of the characters as have been depicted in this science fiction, and, the artistic thoughts of it from various perspectives while a little in the essential explorations of the true transcendence of man as indebted to what has been mirrored in it. For the sake of the inadequate elaboration in this regard, this article will aim to make an exploration of how the evolution, promotion, and, liberation of man as focused on the enrichment and improvement of the theoretical frameworks and theoretical systems of legal naturalism have a great impact on the stimulation and promotion of the essential transcendence of the views, values, and, virtues of man in line with what has been exemplified in this science fiction to make it clear that this science fiction has shed some impressive lights in the successful and sufficient achievement of this transcendence in the future.

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confidence: 99%