In society, citizens are expected to confirm to certain ideals; a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes their way of viewing reality. The nineteenth century was a pivotal period in European history that included key changes in social classes, the 'Industrial Revolution', extensive urbanization and both religious enlightenment and rebellion. The protagonists in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mary Shelly's Frankenstein and Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina are each an example of iconoclastic …showed first 75 words of 1354 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1354 total…outsiders is expressed in the experiences of The Monster. Throughout his narrative, the monster laments over man's cruelty to those who are different: "You, my creator, abhor me; what hope can I gather from your fellow creatures, who owe me nothing? They spurn and hate me". In the course of the novel, Frankenstein becomes progressively more like The Monster; both are alienated from society, yearn for a female companion and are suffering from their transgressions.