Nature
- Created by: Lottie Deutsch
- Created on: 31-12-18 00:57
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- Nature
- maternal role
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- sometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of the birds but was unable
- monster can't copy nature as is unnatural
- acts as a mother to him giving him shelter and comfort
- monster can't copy nature as is unnatural
- sometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of the birds but was unable
- evidence to masked re-writing of Mary Shelley's life
- she spent time in Scotland - lack of mother figure found solace in the moorlands and mountains
- highlights V's humanity in comparing him to the author of the novel
- she spent time in Scotland - lack of mother figure found solace in the moorlands and mountains
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- maternal nature bade me weep no more... lulling sounds acted as a lullaby to my too keen sensations
- mother nature acts a surrogate to his lack of a motherly figure
- 'lullaby' suggests motherly soothing
- links to romantic poetry and Nature having a restorative power
- juxtaposing his serenity hear and anguish earlier emphasises healing motherly role of nature
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- Escapism
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- these bleak skies I hail for they are kinder to me than your fellow beings
- your separates V from M
- shows how nature accepts V even if he is not natural like them - more accepting than man
- this is where their true power lies
- these bleak skies I hail for they are kinder to me than your fellow beings
- Tolstoy's idea of a simple life away from society creating peace of mind
- adds to the idea that simple way of life was adopted by millions of others so good for V and monster
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- I was undisturbed by thoughts which during proceeding year pressed upon me
- nature's power banishes the worries from V's mind
- romantic poetry element - idea of escapism
- refers to monster as 'thoughts' emphasising how banished from his mind he is
- nature's power banishes the worries from V's mind
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- Embodiment of Feelings
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- the immense mountains that overhung on every side… spoke of the mighty power of omnipotence
- embodies what V wants
- ironic as he will only attain a distorted role of God and nature
- the immense mountains that overhung on every side… spoke of the mighty power of omnipotence
- seen in Gothic and Romantic that nature embodiment of feelings
- the fact that Shelley uses a mishmash of Gothic and Romantic reflects how V's mind is a mixture of his hideous worries and illustrious dreams
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- the ascent is percipitous
- use of sublime, reflects his thoughts and lofty ambitions
- ambition reflected - mountain shows his rise to falling, monster at the topic - irony as has already done this before
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- maternal role
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