Monstrous-Feminine: Grotesque Physicality and Offensive Body in Emily Carroll's When I Arrived at the Castle

Abstract

This paper, drawing on the theoretical insights of Barbara Creed and others, argues that the female characters in Emily Carroll's graphic novel, When I Arrived at the Castle (2019), manifest the monstrous-feminine through their grotesque physicality and metaphorical monstrosity. The paper posits that the image of the monstrous-feminine is created through the depiction of the characters' grotesque physicality and their metaphorical monstrosity. In addition to analyzing the facets of the monstrous-feminine, the research categorizes these into grotesque physicality and metaphorical monstrosity. By analyzing the graphic novel, this paper offers a new perspective on the representation of women in media and provides a new reading of Carroll's work.