Nature Vs. Nature Mary Shelley And James Fenimore Cooper

Mary Shelley and James Fenimore Cooper both represent nature in its novels and uses nature as examples to express feeling. Mary Shelley and James Fenimore Cooper both deliver the same meaning of beauty but both describe the actions and encounters a lot of different. Mary Shelley and James Fenimore Cooper show us how the representation of nature through â€Å"Nature v Self†. Nature v. Self is the environmental impact psychologically on one’s self by either heredity or environmental. In both novels we see that the environment and nature has an impact on oneself and everyone. The environment surrounding you and the actions one decided to make have strong impacts in the future. The novels show the sorrow over the deaths of Cora and Uncas, and in†¦show more content†¦By the time Victor arrives to Geneva, night has has come and the gates of Geneva have been closed, which gives Victor no chance but to walk in the woods around the outskirts of the town. As he walks thr ough the outskirts of the woods, Shelley shows us that the storms intense lightning and winds were Victor’s brother, Williams, sign of his funeral and his last goodbye. Shelley writes, While I watched the tempest, so beautiful yet terrific, I wandered on with a hasty step. This noble war in the sky elevated my spirits; I clasped my hands, and exclaimed aloud, William, dear angel! This is thy funeral, this thy dirge!† meaning that the storms going around him were his brothers funeral and a sign of his brother presence. The purpose the natural settings serve in Shelley’s novel was to set the mood, and make the reader feel what Victor is going through. She shows us that Victor is in a deep depression and has rage for his brother’s killer, which Victor is responsible for because he was the creator of his brother’s murderer. Shelley describes Nature, who has winds that whispered in soothing accents, like a caring mother who tells Victor to weep no more.à ¢â‚¬  The descriptions of nature are related to Victor’s project of creating life because Victor is the monster. He created the monster and is now responsible for the death of his brother and the mess the monster is creating. Nature v. Science is related to Victor’s project