Read the excerpt from chapter 15 in Frankenstein. "Autumn passed thus. I saw, with surprise and grief, the leaves decay and fall, and nature again assume the barren and bleak appearance it had worn when I first beheld the woods and the lovely moon.”

Which interpretation does this quotation support?

a; The creature is concerned about where he will spend the winter.
b; One year has passed since the creature left Victor’s lab.
c; The creature hopes to reveal himself to the cottagers soon.
d; Winter reminds the creature of Victor’s abandonment.