... nature and show how she works in her hiding-places." (Shelly, p. 76) Frankenstein is seen as invasive and obtrusive towards the sanctity of nature. Indeed he is seen as the classic male seeking to dominate the "weaker" female (nature) and in doing so seeks to dominate its creator, God. Shelly also reflects the fear that more traditional, religious individuals had about ... believing they have ascend[ed] into the heavens [and] acquired new and almost unlimited powers [allowing them to] command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world of its own shad...

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