tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post355597323326789298..comments2024-03-28T13:54:54.596-05:00Comments on RA for All: Monday Discussion: Favorite VillainBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01085260877904727608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-25597593088757490962012-11-12T14:18:11.567-06:002012-11-12T14:18:11.567-06:00Thanks Kim!Thanks Kim!John, Librarian At Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-3950046780331797712012-11-12T14:01:10.291-06:002012-11-12T14:01:10.291-06:00John - great response. You are so right about this...John - great response. You are so right about this being the exemplary literary villain!!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608405553721025518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-59326037057146419762012-11-12T13:37:57.976-06:002012-11-12T13:37:57.976-06:00Many names jump to mind but the one single literar...Many names jump to mind but the one single literary villain that stands apart, by far, is Professor James Moriarty of the Sherlock Holmes novels. Not only does he outsmart Sherlock Holmes (something unheard of in literary history) but manages to kill him off! His methods and skills are so intelligent that he seems to barely use any effort in executing his plans. I can't think of anyone better. As a character, he is a joy to read about. As a villain he is unsurpassed.John, Librarian at Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522319810296642659.post-63118050427635866492012-11-12T10:59:04.374-06:002012-11-12T10:59:04.374-06:00When "villain" is mentioned the very fir...When "villain" is mentioned the very first (and worst) that members of my household think of is Cruella de Vil - the Disney version, I'm afraid, since not one of us at home has read the Dodie Smith classic. And as we are Bond fans too, there are a host of villains to select from these movies. Still, when it comes to literary villains, the Wicked Witch of the West from Baum's books who made so many attempts to stop Dorothy is a great favorite. I think that adult books make less of an impact with villains; we seem to see at least a speck of humanity in them (movies don't have the time to do that and so the villains like Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Darth Vader are very clearly villains)and much gray in our decision making while our childhood tales are more black and white. Black and white - oh dear, I'm thinking of Cruella's coat again. Shudder.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608405553721025518noreply@blogger.com