Impact of Landscape in Frankenstein
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Impact of Landscape in Frankenstein
In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the country has been directing influences on the character’s moods and takes a fundamental part in the story. The novel takes place in the picturesque countryside of Europe. Victor travels to the country to change his moods and lift his spirits. The monster learns everything he knows by examining the country and makes his home in this setting, and all the characters, especially the monster, recognizes all nature has to offer, and the life it holds.
Shelly's Frankenstein is a classic work that illustrates a tale of passion, misery, dread and remorse. Shelly reveals the story of a man's desire for knowledge which leads to a monstrous creation that goes against the laws of nature and natural order. The man, Victor, abandons his creation who is neglected by all of mankind yet still feels pursue for love. The monster then seeks revenge for his life of loneliness and misery. The setting can bring about these feelings of short-lived happiness, isolation and despair. Shelly's writing reveals various dramatic settings of Frankenstein which can create the atmosphere of the novel and this also causes or delays the actions of Victor and his monster as they go on their seemingly endless chase where the pursuer becomes the problem.
Darkly dramatic moments and the ever-so-small flashes of happiness stand out. The setting sets the atmosphere and creates the mood.
Walton is a man with a thoughtful expedition, accompanying no friend to share in his joys and tragedies. In a letter to his sister, he says, “But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy; and the absence of which I now feel as a most severe evil.”(4). Since, Walton cannot find anyone to fill the void for a friend, he instead demonstrates his strong thirst for knowledge, and journeys through nature to find a passage in the Arctic north. This is seen when Walton says “But besides this, there is a love for the marvelous,...
In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the country has been directing influences on the character’s moods and takes a fundamental part in the story. The novel takes place in the picturesque countryside of Europe. Victor travels to the country to change his moods and lift his spirits. The monster learns everything he knows by examining the country and makes his home in this setting, and all the characters, especially the monster, recognizes all nature has to offer, and the life it holds.
Shelly's Frankenstein is a classic work that illustrates a tale of passion, misery, dread and remorse. Shelly reveals the story of a man's desire for knowledge which leads to a monstrous creation that goes against the laws of nature and natural order. The man, Victor, abandons his creation who is neglected by all of mankind yet still feels pursue for love. The monster then seeks revenge for his life of loneliness and misery. The setting can bring about these feelings of short-lived happiness, isolation and despair. Shelly's writing reveals various dramatic settings of Frankenstein which can create the atmosphere of the novel and this also causes or delays the actions of Victor and his monster as they go on their seemingly endless chase where the pursuer becomes the problem.
Darkly dramatic moments and the ever-so-small flashes of happiness stand out. The setting sets the atmosphere and creates the mood.
Walton is a man with a thoughtful expedition, accompanying no friend to share in his joys and tragedies. In a letter to his sister, he says, “But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy; and the absence of which I now feel as a most severe evil.”(4). Since, Walton cannot find anyone to fill the void for a friend, he instead demonstrates his strong thirst for knowledge, and journeys through nature to find a passage in the Arctic north. This is seen when Walton says “But besides this, there is a love for the marvelous,...