Frankenstein
The Beauty of Nature in Frankenstein
Victor and the monster use nature for a place where they can go to and where they can stay. In the book, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, the protagonist, desires to know more about life and decides to create a living creature by using various interesting objects. Though after creating the monster, he realizes that his creation will become a threat and people will become afraid. Soon after its creation, the monster disappears and its location becomes unknown. Victor finds out that William, Victor’s youngest brother, was killed and he suspects that it was the monster’s doing, but rather the people accuse Justine of killing him. After Justine’s death, Victor begins to feel guilty for Justine’s death because he created the monster that had killed William. Victor now must find a way to find the monster and destroy it. Victor and the monster use nature for healing, to see its beauty, to make a place where they can stay to relax, and to explain their mental states. I think that Victor and the monster use nature in different ways to do their duty. Victor Frankenstein and the monster, throughout the novel, use nature as a place of healing. Victor describes how nature gives him great bliss by saying, “When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations. A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy” (62). He is portraying that when he is in a cheerful mood; nature gives him an excellent feeling like how a piece of candy can make a little kid very joyful. Victor also explains that every time he breathes in nature, it heals him as portrayed in the novel, “We passed a fortnight in these perambulations: my health and spirits had long been restored, and they gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed, the natural incidents of our progress” (62). When Victor becomes sick, he trusts that breathing in fresh air will heal him and restore him back to perfect
Victor and the monster use nature for a place where they can go to and where they can stay. In the book, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, the protagonist, desires to know more about life and decides to create a living creature by using various interesting objects. Though after creating the monster, he realizes that his creation will become a threat and people will become afraid. Soon after its creation, the monster disappears and its location becomes unknown. Victor finds out that William, Victor’s youngest brother, was killed and he suspects that it was the monster’s doing, but rather the people accuse Justine of killing him. After Justine’s death, Victor begins to feel guilty for Justine’s death because he created the monster that had killed William. Victor now must find a way to find the monster and destroy it. Victor and the monster use nature for healing, to see its beauty, to make a place where they can stay to relax, and to explain their mental states. I think that Victor and the monster use nature in different ways to do their duty. Victor Frankenstein and the monster, throughout the novel, use nature as a place of healing. Victor describes how nature gives him great bliss by saying, “When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations. A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy” (62). He is portraying that when he is in a cheerful mood; nature gives him an excellent feeling like how a piece of candy can make a little kid very joyful. Victor also explains that every time he breathes in nature, it heals him as portrayed in the novel, “We passed a fortnight in these perambulations: my health and spirits had long been restored, and they gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed, the natural incidents of our progress” (62). When Victor becomes sick, he trusts that breathing in fresh air will heal him and restore him back to perfect