Essay On Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Truly A Mother

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Mother Nature; Truly a Mother Giving birth is not the most essential part of being a mother. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, she personifies Nature as a character that appears to be the mother of both Victor Frankenstein and the creature. Throughout the story it becomes more and more evident that Nature possesses several characteristics of mothers. Due to the lack of a mother in the lives of Frankenstein and his creature, Nature becomes a maternal presence and adopts them as her children.
The best parents have unconditional love for their children. Unwavering love that will not perish when the child makes mistakes or just is not perfect is what all children desire in a mother. Victor Frankenstein makes several horrific mistakes and …show more content…
When Victor or the creature are upset, she always manages to lift their spirits, calm their worries, and improve their overall mood. “The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more” (Shelley 99). Simply being in the presence of the slightest amount of Nature is all it takes to calm Frankenstein of his stressors. If Caroline were still alive, Victor would likely look to her for comfort. It is obvious that he misses her and her compassion, which causes him to look for a new maternal figure. Anyone can tell the relationship someone has with their mother by how they talk about her. “Even in broken spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the sea, and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions seem still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth. … he will be like a celestial spirit … within whose circle no grief or folly ventures (Shelley 26). In Victor’s mannerisms and speech, Robert Walton easily identifies Victor’s close relationship with nature similar to that of a child with his mother. The creature acknowledges, “My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy” (Shelley 123). Like a mother consoles her child and helps him to forget
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