Is there any forms of escapism in Frankenstein? If so, prove it with quotes (and don't forget the page number).

After the death of 's
younger brother , the conviction of Justine for William's murder, and Justine's subsequent
execution for her supposed crime, thefamily is miserable.Victor's father's health suffers as a
result of all the pain and trouble he and his loved ones have experienced, and Elizabeth has
become rather disillusioned with the world.Victor is feeling both guilty as well as enraged, and
he wishes that he could simply killto whom he gave life, even considering taken his own life.He
tellsthat he "was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt, which hurried [him] away to a
hell of intense tortures such as no language can describe."All of these descriptions can be
found in Chapter 9 of the text.His family, thus, decides to go "to [their] house at
Belrive" and Victor reports that this change of scenery is "particularly
agreeable" to him.The rules regarding when the gates of Geneva must be closed had been
"very irksome" to him, but now he feels "free."In Belrive, he goes out onto
the lake, all alone at night, in order to be alone.Being in nature, and traveling through the
valleys of Servox and Chamounix provide even more of an escape from his grief and guilt.He says
that "A tingling long-lost sense of pleasure often came across [him] during this
journey."Thus, he uses the "soothing accents" of "maternal Nature" to
escape all of the negative feelings he does not want to experience any
longer.