In Mary Shelley's prophetic tale, one man endures a world-ending plague, confronting the haunting solitude of humanity's final days.
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In Mary Shelley's prophetic tale, one man endures a world-ending plague, confronting the haunting solitude of humanity's final days.
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Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, wrote the apocalyptic novel The Last Man in 1826. Its first person narrative tells the story of our world standing at the end of the twenty-first century and - after the devastating effects of a plague - at the end of humanity. In the book Shelley writes of weaving this story from a discovery of prophetic writings uncovered in a cave near Naples. The Last Man was made into a 2008 film.
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Romance & sex
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Marriages and relationships depicted; includes references to sexual assault.
Violence & gore
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Mass plague deaths, war, child death, and grief shown throughout.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Prophetic Sibyl cave framing and occasional devotional references.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Sibyl's prophetic cave and ancient writings as narrative device.
Political content
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Depictions of governance, leadership, and social upheaval in England.
Self-harm / suicide
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Moderate references to suicide and death by suicide.
Abuse & suffering
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Sexual assault, mass death, prejudice, child death, and systemic suffering.
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