Victor finds out that William, Victors youngest brother, was killed and he suspects that It was the monster’s doing, but rather the people accuse Justine of killing him. After Justice’s death, Victor begins to feel guilty for Justice’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 Frankincense 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 aimed dilation strength from the salubrious alarm I breathed, the natural Incidents of our progress” (62). When Victor becomes sick, he trusts that breathing In fresh alarm will heal him and restore him back to perfect health.
The monster explains how he uses the nature as a place where he can stay away from the humans speaking how, “These bleak skies I hail, for they are kinder to me than your fellow beings” (97). The monster says that because every time a human being sees him, they throw rocks at him. So he decides to stay In the forest among nature because people wouldn’t throw socks at him there and he would be safe. Both Victor and the monster love to use nature as a healing device both mentally and physically. Victor and the monster both notice nature’s beauty throughout the novel.
Victor admires nature for its amazing view of the mountains and everything else by depicting how, “The abrupt sides of vast mountains were before me; the icy wall of the glacier overhung me; a few shattered pines were scattered around; and the solemn silence of this glorious presence-chamber of imperial nature was broken only by the brawling waves or the fall of some vast fragment” (92). On the other hand, the beautiful scenery that Victor saw was the greatest consolation that he was capable of receiving.
The monster explains how the light from the sky gives him pleasure by explaining, “Soon a gently light stole over the heavens and gave me a sensation of pleasure” (100). The monster is trying to say that the light from outside the heavens gave him pleasure and that he can see the nature around him In a new light! Victor different perspectives; therefore giving them a different outlook on life. Both the monster and Victor use nature as a place where they can stay and relax n order to get away from the real world.
The monster uses nature as a home due to the harm, such as people in the town throwing rocks at him. He explains that nature is his home and how, “The desert mountains and dreary glaciers are my refuge. I have wandered here many days; the caves of ice, which I only do not fear” (97). The monster has been living in the forest for days and explains how he really enjoys the view and has made that place his home. On the other hand, Victor uses the nature for a place to get away from all the people and to relax in the nature.
He portrays that wrought, “The sight of the awful and majestic in nature had indeed always the effect of solemnizes my mind and causing me to forget the passing cares of life” (93). He is trying to say that being in the nature alone makes him feel amazing; that it makes him forget about all the things on his mind. Both the monster and Victor use nature as a place of relaxation and escape from the real world. Victor and the monster have different mentalities throughout the book. Victor feels extremely guilty because he knows that he killed William because he created the monster.
He says, “Justine, died, she rested, and I was alive. The blood flowed freely in my veins, but a weight of despair and remorse pressed on my heart, which nothing could remove” (85). He explains that Justine should not have died and that he should have died instead of her. The monster feels that the human beings do not care about him and that they disrespect him for; “These bleak skies I hail, for they are kinder to me than your fellow beings” (97). He is explaining to the audience that he does not trust any human or anything but the nature. The monster and Victor have very similar but interesting mental states.
Those are the reasons why I think Victor and the monster uses nature differently from each other. In the book, Frankincense, by Mary Shelley, the author’s use of compare and contrast helps the reader know what Victor and the monster do in the nature. Both Victor and the monster use nature for a place for them to heal, a place where they can see the beautiful nature, and a place for them to relax. Victor Frankincense and the monster both use nature but they use it differently! It’s like how the kids and the parents share a house together, but they can use it in different ways!
