How does the monster appreciate nature?

When the monster speaks to Frankenstein and tells him his story, he relates that the beauty of nature had been the one thing that made him happy. While he experienced ostracism in the world, the forest gave him beauty and through the animals experienced a sense of belonging.

The monster saw his first spring as a time of birth, renewal and beauty. He was lonely, but the nature around him calmed his unrest and eased the lonliness he felt.