the different sides of nature. Once again, Victor returns to the beautiful mountains and glorious streams in order to receive "the greatest consolation" (Shelley 80). This picturesque scene had a calming effect on his most recent disturbance. It allowed him to some how divert his mind from the horror that was right before him. He seeks relaxation and he finds it by sitting at the top of a rock on a sea of ice. Victor is constantly reminded of his troubles, but just the thought of this sweet serenity makes him forget about his present problems. Victor exclaims, "Wandering spirits, if indeed ye wander, and do not rest in your narrow beds , allow me this faint happiness, or take me, as your companion, away from the joys of life" (Shelly 82). Victor's current dispositions is a classic example of the typical Romantic characteristics.The guilt-ridden wanderer and the solitary outcast so prevalent in Romantic literature appear in the form of both Victor and his monster. In the process of finding the answers to life's greatest questions of knowledge, Victor has the tendency to neglect his family. He decides not to respond to any of their letters and continues to work in absolute solitude avoiding all of his fellow colleagues. As a result of his thirst for wisdom, Victor manages not to pay his family a visit in almost over two years. During this time, Victor acknowledges: " My application was at first fluctuation and uncertain; it gained strength as I proceeded and soon became so ardent and eager that the stars often disappear in the light of morning whilst I was yet engaged in my laboratory" (Shelley 35). Frankenstein's monster wanders in solitary as a result of being a social outcast on a quest for the acceptance of humans. The monster is presented as having a natural love and respect for his creator. This act is evident by the monster approaching his maker's bed. The monster's only wish is to be treated as a human bein...
