6.1.4

Connection to Nature

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Connection to Nature

By taking nature out of the process of creating new life, Victor breaks the sacred connection with nature.

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Schools of thought

  • The Romantic Movement places importance upon the power of the imagination, emotions and our deeply rooted connection to nature.
  • It came about in reaction to the era of Neoclassicism, or the Age of Enlightenment, which foregrounded the idea of rationalism, logic and man conquering nature through scientific discovery.
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Frankenstein

  • In Frankenstein, both these schools of thought are present.
  • Walton and Victor may be viewed as aspiring to Age of Enlightenment ideals.
  • The Monster and Clerval, along with Elizabeth, could be aligned with nature and therefore Romanticism.
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Romanticism

  • Victor does appear to have Romantic tendencies as he always feels peaceful and restored when he is surrounded by nature.
  • But because of his hubris, Victor rejects the warnings he is given by nature and goes ahead with his terrible experiment.
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Nature

  • By taking nature out of the process of creating new life, Victor breaks the sacred connection with nature. From that decision, he turns life into death throughout the novel.

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