Social Conventions means the unspoken rule of the society. For example, Child should show respect to their parent, but even if the child didn’t show any respect, it’s not against the law, but the society and the child know that it is wrong. Two characters in the fiction literature world worthy to mention are Dr. Jekyll in “The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde” and Victor Frankenstein in “ Frankenstein”, They go against social conventions and dramatic changes go upon them. The reason why Frankenstein is against social conventions is that he created a monster that has the power to kill a lot of innocent, and did kill a lot of innocent. Viktor proclaims, “The miserable monster whom I had created. He helped up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a
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He might have spoken. But I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs” (Shelly 44). At first, Viktor hoping to create a creature that can live forever, he also wants to prove that death can be brought back to life. But when the creature has been created, Viktor realized that this isn’t the result he wanted, so he decided to ran away, and because of his action, the monster feels Viktor’s dislike. Therefore the monster decided to go out and learn how to survive. The Monster claim, “I demand a creature of another sex, but as hideous as myself; the gratification is small, but it is all that I can receive, and it shall content me. It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account, we shall be more attached to one another. Our lives will not be happy let me feel gratitude towards you for one benefit” (Shelley 135). The Monster feel very lonely when his creator left him along, and when he went to other places, the people there are just mean to him. He wants love,
He might have spoken. But I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs” (Shelly 44). At first, Viktor hoping to create a creature that can live forever, he also wants to prove that death can be brought back to life. But when the creature has been created, Viktor realized that this isn’t the result he wanted, so he decided to ran away, and because of his action, the monster feels Viktor’s dislike. Therefore the monster decided to go out and learn how to survive. The Monster claim, “I demand a creature of another sex, but as hideous as myself; the gratification is small, but it is all that I can receive, and it shall content me. It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account, we shall be more attached to one another. Our lives will not be happy let me feel gratitude towards you for one benefit” (Shelley 135). The Monster feel very lonely when his creator left him along, and when he went to other places, the people there are just mean to him. He wants love,