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-From a young age up until adulthood, Victor was a rebel and an outcast of society because of his interest in science and how intelligent he was. - While in school, he wouldn't study the same subjects as everyone and went beyond what he needed to learn. - While creating the monster, Victor isolated himself from society. It was difficult for him to return because he had been away for a while and didn't have interaction with anyone. - The inner conflict that he had between good and evil disrupted his interaction with society. Quote: "I will soon explain to what these feelings tended, but allow me now to return to the cottagers, whose story excited in me such various feelings of indignation, delight, and wonder, but which all terminated in additional love and reverence for my protectors (for so I loved, in an innocent, half painful self-deceit, too call them)" (Shelly 109).
 * Victor: Romantic Hero**

- ** In this novel the monster's story about "his cottagers" shows the deformation of classes. - De Lacey's family was once a wealthy family in France but after unfortunate events with Safie's family they were forced into exile. - Safie's family still remained rich and the bond formed between Felix and her was demolished when he lost his status. - Safie returning to marry Felix is an example of breaking the barrier set up by a class' wealth - "'Every conversation of the cottagers now opened new wonders to me. While I listened to the instructions which Felix bestowed upon the Arabian, the strange system of human society was explained to me. I heard of the division of property, of immense wealth and squalid poverty, of rank, descent, and noble blood'" (Shelley 107 108). - not only did Safie break the barrier by disowning her father to be with Felix the cottagers also taught the monster about the classes - even though the monster was in a completely different class than the cottagers (not being human) there is automatically a wall between them, but by him learning from them about nature and the world this wall was partially destroyed and he gained a better understanding of humans
 * Breaking Class Barriers

-“When I was about fifteen years old we had retired to our house near Belrive, when we witnessed a most violent and terrible thunderstorm. It advanced from behind the mountains of Jura, and the thunder burst at once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens. I remained, while the storm lasted, watching its progress with curiosity and delight. As I stood at the door, on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about twenty yards from our house; and so soon as the dazzling light vanished, the oak had disappeared, and nothing remained by a blasted stump” (Shelley 26). -The role of the awe-inspiring nature is a motif that abruptly stands out in the novel -Individuals face new experiences which bring about such a liberating feeling for the character. They are able to create a new slate, for they see that there is opportunity in the future. -As for the monster, he goes through a winter that will scar him for the rest of his life. He was left out in the cold with no one to take care of him. After feeling lonely and forgotten, spring arrives, where the monster feels as if he has become a new person and he would be able to take another try at his life. -When Victor hears about the losses of both Justine and William, he falls into a deep depression. Victor feels responsible for the results of his actions, so he goes to the mountains hoping to calm himself down. Yet, in this case, Victor finds himself tracked by the monster anyhow in his place of peace. -The clear resemblance between nature and the-mood of each character is one that is seen most often throughout the novel. -Weather can also be seen as a foreshadowing of events. -Victor goes to dump the body of "the female monster" into the lake, and he is unable to return to shore due to a terrible wind. This wind reflects the hatred and anger of the monster once he realizes that his creator had not made him a female to keep him company. This leads to many acts of hatred from the monster in the scenes to come.
 * Nature** **Reflecting Emotions**