... incredible and impossible experiences. In a discussion of the minds journey from the inner soul to the outer limits of space, it is important to note the role of nature in dictating the thoughts of the speaker. Specifically, it is the "operations of the elements and the appearances of the ... midnight is the noon of thought, / Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars" (51-52). Here it is shown that the characteristics of the night are optimum conditions for the processes of thought. Thus, there is a direct correlation between the activity of the Imagination and the operations of nature. ....

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... acts, events and confrontation to come in the novel. In foreshadowing the birth of the creature, the weather was described as being "a dreary night" with "the rain pattered dismally against the panes". The bleak weather therefore, serves as an indication of the hideous result to come of Victor's ... creation. It is important to note that the setting in the novel is very much concerned with nature and how it reflects the characters. This aspect links the Gothicism of the ... Victor's inability to realise the vulnerability of others around him from the creature's attack also resulted in ...

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