Nature and civilization have always shared a strong bond and; as seen throughout history, when human interaction tests this bond, a tension arises between Mother Nature and humanity. One of the poet's tasks is to reveal this tension through his poetry, in an attempt to quell the argument. Percy Shelley was one of these poets who saw society as fractured from nature and examples of this can be found throughout his poetry, as well as the benefits of synchronizing society with the world. “Within You, Without You” by Timothy Morton; a section within The Cambridge Companion to Shelley, attempts to summarize Shelley's argument in his poetry that humanity and Mother Nature are in a state of disagreement and must reconcile to be harmonious. Although Morton carefully analyzes most of Shelly's works, which leads to theories that can apply universally to her poetry, some of the claims Morton presents call into question what the poet wrote. Morton's interpretations of Shelley's A Defense Against Poetry, The Revolt of Islam, Alastor, To A Balloon Laden With Knowledge, Ode to the West Wind, and On Launching Some Bottles Filled With Knowledge Into The Boston Channel support his views of the poet as they create a vague manifesto for the poet's writing. Morton begins his article by explaining the similarities between culture and nature, “'culture' can mean the growth of a plant, or bacteria in a laboratory, or 'cultivation,' as in 'agriculture'” (Cambridge 185). This literal connection is one that Shelly practices through the motif of many of her poems, what Morton defines as “[calling for] an anti-dualist idea of ​​the mind embedded in nature… [through] the continuity between the mind and its env...... middle of the card ...... serves to become optimally mutually beneficial when they are in harmony, while also providing tension and conflict when their goals and needs clash. By analyzing other parts of Shelley's works used by Morton to support his thesis, readers can find evidence that supports, contradicts, and enhances the correlation between culture and nature in Shelley's works. Works Cited Morton, Timothy. "Inside you without you." Shelley's Cambridge Companion. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2006. 185-93. Print.NIRMALA. “What is Advaita or non-duality?” Endless Satsang. NIRMALA and Web. 02 April 2014.Shelley, Percy. "A Defense Against Poetry." Ed. Duncan Wu. Romanticism: an anthology. vol. 4. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2012. 1233-247. Print.Shelley, Percy. "Hymn to the West Wind." Ed. Duncan Wu. Romanticism: an anthology. vol. 4. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 2012. 1131-134. Press.