Class Analysis on Frankenstein【Abstract】TheessayanalyzesthequestionofclassinFrankensteinbyMaryShelleytorevealtheunjustconditionofsocialclassparticularlyaddressingtheinjusticeofJustinestrailandthemarginalizationsufferedbyJustineandthemonster.【Keywords】Frankenstein；class；inequality【作者簡介】李思敏1997-，女，汉族，广东人，中国人民大学外国语学院，本科生，研究方向：英语语言文学。FrankensteinisanovelofpurposewrittenbyMaryShelleywhichtellsastoryofamonstercreatedbyascientist，VictorFrankenstein.Writtenin1818，thenovelalludestotheunjustconditionofsocialclass.IlldiscussthequestionofclassparticularlyaddressingonesectionwherJustine，asafaithfulservantoftheFrankensteins，madeascapegoatforthemonsterthatVictorcreatedandwascondemnedtodeathafterthetrial.Inthenovel，theinjusticeoflawandpublicprejudiceresultintheunnecessarysacrificeofJustineasalower-classservant.Onthefaceofit，Justinesdeathisatragicsequelofthemonsterscrime.Justine，withakindheart，lookedforWilliambutwasaccusedofmurderbecauseshewasfoundwiththepictureofVictorsmotheronherwhichpreviouslybelongedtoWilliam.WhenJustineaskedafewwitnessestogivetheirtestimonyconcerninghercharacter，thosewhoknewandspokewellofherrenderedunwillingtospeakforherShelley56.Theyreadilybelievethatsheisthemurdererbecausesheisalower-classservantandseemstohavethemotivationtomurderaboyoutoftemptationofabauble.ElizabethsdefenseforJustinedoesnohelptofreeJustinefromsuspicion.Instead，“thepublicchargedherwiththeblackestingratitudeShelley56outoftheirprejudgmentofsocialclass.Letalonethejudges，VictorwhoisanindirectmurdererofhisbrotherWilliam，makesexcusesforhimselfthatnoonewillbelievehisstoryandconsidersnottospeakupforJustine.JustinessacrificeinVictorsmindisonlyavexationofhiswrongdeeds.Theunnecessarysacrificeofalifewhichcausedbyhimislessdisturbingthanthehorrorofhissituationandcannotmakehimatleasttrytosaveaninnocentlife.ItistheunjustlawandclassdifferencethatkillJustinewiththehelpofprejudice.Concerningthesocialstatusandclassdifference，themonsterandJustinesharethesimilarexperienceofmarginalizationandinjustice.Atthebirthofhiscreation，themonsterwasabandonedbyhisowncreatorVictor.TheappearanceofthecreatureterrifiedVictorwhoseheartfillswithhorroranddisgust.Alongthejourneyoffindingshelterandtryingtoliveon，hewasconstantlyrejectedbyhuman.Heisanoutcastofthesocietyandthismiserytortureshimtoquestion“Cursed，cursedcreator！WhydidIliveShelley95？AsforJustine，sheisturnedbythosewhodistrustheroutofhersocialclassandcondemnedtodeath.Theysufferthesameexperienceofmarginalizationandrejection，whichexhibitstheinequalityandinjusticeofthesociety.Thefactthattheyareeducatedandpossesssublimebenevolencedoesnohelptoreducetheinequalityandimbalanceresultedfromsocialclassdifference.Inthemonsterscase，havinacquiredthelanguageandbeeneducated，hestillfailstobeacceptedintotheDeLaceyfamilyforhishideousappearance.Afterheleavesthefamily，hefindsagirlfallingintotherapidstreamandsavesher.However，therewardofthebenevolenceisashotathisbody.ThissadresultofkindnessechoesJustinesactoftryingtosaveWilliambutsufferingthewrongtreatment.ThetragediesofJustineandthemonster，whichIthink，embodythesocialreflectionofinjustice.