Jeanne C. I wanted to explore the theme of nature in the novel Frankenstein, especially in the idea of a perversion of nature through Victor's creation. The relationship Victor holds with nature changes throughout the novel as the effects of his monster begin to weigh on him. In the end, nature goes from something soothing to something haunting. I drew most heavily from Victor's obsessive pursuit of the monster towards the end of the novel, where nature goes from something that lifts his spirits and provides a sense of calm and renewal (for example, when he goes to the mountains after feeling weighed down and guilty because of the two deaths he was responsible for) to just the setting that seems to observe his much more basic and primal hunt for the monster. Nature in Frankenstein remains sublime and seems to take on a life of its own, but Victor's perspective of it changes and as he becomes consumed by his hatred and rage for his monster, he no longer recognizes the sublime and sentience of nature in the same ways he did before. I wanted the mountains and the clouds to look passive but still observant in the rain, very roughly sketched in shades of grey because it is no longer something Victor notices or pays attention to.
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