Just as the system relies upon our compliance, it similarly relies upon monsters to instantiate the repercussions of transgression. A shadow serving to validate our commitment. Some, however, desire to become their shadows. Monsters, too, often embody desirability, because they enjoy the freedom to say yes. Yes, I will take what I want. Yes, I will treat anyone or anything however I desire to treat it. The monster represents a kind of total freedom that threatens the stability of society. The monster represents anarchy. Self-government. Autonomy. The monster incarnates freedom, a horrifying concept to those who base their identity on a set of rules meant to corral liberty in favor of stability.

-- Christopher Higgs, Becoming Monster