Perhaps Victor's and the creature's disregard for "law and order" and conventional rules stems from the idea that Mary Shelley wanted to portray them as individuals whose identity is not so much influenced by society, but rather an identity influenced more by nature and emotions. For example, Dr. Frankenstein's unrelenting pursuit towards creating life is unhindered by the fact that his professors are rational minded and adhere only to conventional science. The creature - giving his appearance - should have not saved the drowning girl; nevertheless, he refuses this notion and saves her anyways. Perhaps these actions were romantic expressions of free will and the power of the human spirit over scientific prejudice or maybe just plain "Romantic Rebellion."
- note Romanticism is sometimes considered to be the opposite of Classicism and some argue that the the term "Romantic Rebellion" was a Romantic's artist dissension against the dogmatism of Classicism.
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