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Awww
Again.
Note the continued reference to Victor’s siblings as our children. They’re acting as if they were a couple with children.
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Ludovico Ariosto wrote Orlando Furioso, in which Orlando is so fascinated by a gorgeous, yet married Angelica, that he goes mad (furioso).
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Ernest is Victor’s brother, but Elizabeth acts as if he were their child.
Awwww
They seem to be playing house together- it’s rather cute, isn’t it?
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This is another example of Victor’s neglect of nature.
Earlier, he stated
my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature.
Don’t forget that in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Ancient Mariner had to appreciate the nature around him in order to get salvation. But while he neglects it, thing remain terrible…
Keeping that in mind, what’s in store for Victor if he keeps ignoring nature?
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The emphasis on moonlight and lightning were probably inspired by Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner:
Beneath the lightning and the moon
The dead men gave a groan.
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Their beauty might declare: Samuel Taylor Coleridge – The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
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No spoken words could do justice to the beauty of the life he has come to appreciate.
Once the Ancient Mariner is able to appreciate the nature around him it is a sign that his spirit has lifted. Soon the Albatross can fall, relieving him of his suffering.
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Hmm… Can we remember anyone else who did something like this?
Genesis 1:3
There may be a hint of pride here.
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Here is that storm imagery again.
Remember when he saw the tree struck by lightning?
But remember: although storms can be exciting and beautiful, they’re often destructive.
This is New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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The creation process evokes the human gestation process with nine months passing, fever, anxiety and even looking forward to exercise and amusement after all of it.
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