ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Near the end of term, as Victor and Clerval wait to travel back to Geneva, they take a tour around Germany which rekindles Victor’s love of nature and raises his spirits. Victor views nature as a Romantic poet would: sublime, impenetrable, free from the burdens of fallible human life. It provides him with relief.

Detailed explanation-2: -Victor describes him as having a “noble spirit, ” of being “perfectly humane, so thoughtful in his generosity, so full of kindness and tenderness amidst his passion” (2.5)-in other words, almost the exact opposite of Victor himself. And, unlike Victor, Henry has no interest in science.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry is compassionate, optimistic, and had a love for reading and literature. Readers are first introduced to Henry in Chapter two when Victor is describing how admirable of a guy he is. However, readers actually meet Henry in chapter five of the novel when Victor has just finished creating the monster.

Detailed explanation-4: -Henry Clerval He loved enterprise, hardship, and even danger, for its own sake. He was deeply read in books of chivalry and romance. He composed heroic songs, and began to write many a tale of enchantment and knightly adventure.”