Question

Which excerpt from Frankenstein most clearly portrays nature as peaceful?

• A. When I awoke I found that the sun had already mounted
considerably. The wind was high, and the waves continually
threatened the safety of my little skiff. I found that the wind was
northeast and must have driven me far from the coast from which
I had embarked.
•
B. "Cursed be the day, abhorred devil, in which
you first saw light!
Cursed (although I curse myself) be the hands that formed you!
You have made me wretched beyond expression."
C. As the day was fair, and the wind favorable, we resolved to go by
water. ..
We passed rapidly along: the sun was hot, but we were
sheltered from its
rays by a kind of canopy, while we enjoyed the
beauty of the scene.
D. The storm
appeared to approach rapidly.
It advanced; the
heavens were clouded, and I soon felt the rain coming slowly in
large drops, but its violence quickly increased.
The
darkness and storm increased every minute,
thunder burst with a terrific crash over my head.
and the
of lightning dazzled my
Vivid flashes
eyes, illuminating the lake, making it
a appear like a vast sheet of fire.

Answer 1

C) As the day was fair, and the wind favorable, we resolved to go by water. We passed rapidly along: the sun was hot, but we were sheltered from its rays by a kind of canopy, while we enjoyed the beauty of the scene.

Step-by-step explanation:

This Frankenstein passage depicts nature as tranquil. These sentences describe the speaker's relationship with nature. The speaker praises this relationship. The day is "fair," the breeze is "favorable," and the landscape is lovely.