Frankenstein

Locate and explain a quote that conveys the Romantic belief in nature as healing force

Chapter 10 Frankeinstein

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The abrupt sides of vast mountains were before me; the icy wall of the glacier overhung me; a few shattered pines were scattered around; and the solemn silence of this glorious presence-chamber of imperial nature was broken only by the brawling waves or the fall of some vast fragment, the thunder sound of the avalanche or the cracking, reverberated along the mountains, of the accumulated ice, which, through the silent working of immutable laws, was ever and anon rent and torn, as if it had been but a plaything in their hands. These sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving. They elevated me from all littleness of feeling, and although they did not remove my grief, they subdued and tranquillized it. In some degree, also, they diverted my mind from the thoughts over which it had brooded for the last month.

In this quote, we can see how the effect the landscape, fresh air, and the sound of rushing water heals Victor's mind. The beauty of the place overcomes the sadness and anger of he carries within him. He is granted solace, if only for awhile

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