Role Of Nature In Frankenstein

Mother Nature: More than Just a Common Phrase A typical romantic literary piece uses nature as more than just a setting. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is no exception, and Shelley does this by employing nature as a maternal presence. Because of their similar lacking of an actual maternal figure in their life, Victor Frankenstein and his creature both are able to better themselves with nature in this sense. Nature replaces their nonexistent mothers and acts as a benefactor for them. Throughout the novel, nature aids Victor and the creature while also acting ultimately as a separate character.
Because Victor’s actual mother, Caroline, dies early in the novel and is absent throughout the main story, nature acts as her replacement. A typical