The creature first notices light/dark sensations. The light initially causes him to close his eyes because he is as one (a baby) seeing for the first time. He also experiences temperature sensations. Because he is cold in the apartment, he grabs some of Victor's clothes, which will later supply him with Victor's journal.
Mary Shelley's decision to list the creature's first reactions when he is at the apartment and then the forest outside of Ingostadt coincide quite closely with the Biblical portrayal of the order of creation (light and darkness first, etc.). The author's order demonstrates how close Victor is to "playing God."
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