Read this excerpt from Frankenstein: From the side where I now stood Montanvert was exactly the opposite, at the distance of a league; and above it rose Mt. Blanc. . . . I remained in a recess of the rock, gazing on this wonderful and stupendous scene. The sea, or rather the vast river of ice, wound among its dependent mountains, whose aerial summits hung over its recesses. Their icy and glittering peaks shone in the sunlight over the clouds. My heart, which was before sorrowful, now swelled with something like joy . . . How does the setting in this passage most clearly help develop the overall meaning of the novel? A. It symbolizes the effects of isolation. B. It reveals the conflict between creation and destruction. C. It shows the healing power of nature.