Rousseau had stated that, “All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education. This education comes to us from nature, from men, or from things”(Rousseau; 1), this means that school isn’t the only way of learning and educating yourself, but nature also teaches you many things. He makes a point trying to tell us that nature allows us to educate ourselves through experience, without someone having to tell us. This can be seen in Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley in chapter 11. It states, “It was dark when I awoke; I felt cold also, and half frightened, as it were, instinctively, finding myself so desolate. Before I had quitted your apartment, on a sensation of cold, I had covered myself with some clothes, but these were insufficient to secure me from the dews of night. I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew, and could distinguish, nothing; but feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept” (Shelby, Chapter 11), this shows that no one told him that he had to wear extra clothes because of the cold, but he himself realized through experience that the amount of clothes he wore wasn’t sufficient enough. This proves Rousseau theory that not everything is taught in school, but you learn through experience. Another incident he describes is when he burned his hands. “One day, when I was oppressed by cold, I found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it. “In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain” (Shelby, Chapter 11), this also shows that he learned that fire is dangerous because it can burn you and cause pain. He moved his hands away right away without anyone having to tell him and that shows he learned himself. He wasn’t taught that by anyone, but he learned it on his own through his experiences. The experiences in Frankenstein support Rousseau’s theory of learning from nature through experiences.