Nature has had a hold on humanity since Adam and Eve and in ancient texts nature has portrayed supernatural meaning influencing humans decisions. Since ancient times, nature has been thought to have meaning through natural events. For example, Egyptians would sacrifice human lives for rain, and if it did not rain then the people knew someone in the near future was going to be sacrificed. In modern times, people believe that if a Ground Hog sees it’s shadow then there will be six more weeks of winter. In the book, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, she uses nature to hint at the future like a Ground Hog hints at what the next six weeks will be like. The book Frankenstein is a tale about a scientist coming from a normal life and how he ruins his own
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Earlier in the book, on pages 76 and 78, the reader follows Victor on his way home after years of separation from his family. At this point in time, he finds out about the death of his beloved brother William. In the scene, Victor is journeying through the mountains and feels, through an unknown sense, that something negative is coming from his surroundings. As Victor came closer to home he feels, “Grief and fear” as he looked over the dark mountains and saw a “dim scene of evil.” Victor feeling this scared and sensing this negativity before he comes home can only point to something horrific happening in the near future. In this case this horrific event is the discovery of the …show more content…
Mary uses nature to foreshadow events and information Victor experiences, and discovers through the book. The writing period that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in, influenced how she incorporated nature. She uses nature to foreshadow events in a god like manner by creating vivid visuals to the readers mind. Mary Shelley’s ability to use nature in romantic ways has allowed her book to be coined as “the most famous, most enduring imaginative work of the Romantic era” –Susan J. Wolfson. Bringing her name admiration, money, and
Earlier in the book, on pages 76 and 78, the reader follows Victor on his way home after years of separation from his family. At this point in time, he finds out about the death of his beloved brother William. In the scene, Victor is journeying through the mountains and feels, through an unknown sense, that something negative is coming from his surroundings. As Victor came closer to home he feels, “Grief and fear” as he looked over the dark mountains and saw a “dim scene of evil.” Victor feeling this scared and sensing this negativity before he comes home can only point to something horrific happening in the near future. In this case this horrific event is the discovery of the …show more content…
Mary uses nature to foreshadow events and information Victor experiences, and discovers through the book. The writing period that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in, influenced how she incorporated nature. She uses nature to foreshadow events in a god like manner by creating vivid visuals to the readers mind. Mary Shelley’s ability to use nature in romantic ways has allowed her book to be coined as “the most famous, most enduring imaginative work of the Romantic era” –Susan J. Wolfson. Bringing her name admiration, money, and