Analyzing and comparing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland within the frame of feminism and vegetarianism

Women have been struggling for equality with men for a long time. They demand to have a right to vote, get education, to be free of social norms. According to the needs of certain periods, feminism, aims to change the fate of women. Women are oppressed and objectified by patriarchy in most societies. Feminist and animal rights advocate Carol J. Adams emphasizes that not only women, but also animals are objectified and killed by patriarchy. Cultural Ecofeminists asserts that the violence against these groups and nature are same and it will continue unless patriarchy stops claiming its superiority. In this regard, some ideologies like ecofeminism, cultural feminism and cultural ecofeminism are analyzed. Writers like Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Mary Shelley are dissatisfied about this violence and long for equality for all beings. In Gilman's novel Herland and Shelley's Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus indicate some features of ecofeminism and cultural feminism. Therefore, this study aims to examine how patriarchy tend to be violent and what these writers want to see in society. Key Words: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Shelley, Carol J. Adams, feminism, ecofeminism, cultural ecofeminism