Reflection 10: Villains

Villains are so interesting to us because they are constantly doing unexpected things. It’s difficult to understand why they do the things they do because most of it is extremely self-centered. I think villains also have the capability of bringing out the bad side of readers. We find things we can identify with even if we don’t want to. Villains pose readers with different perspectives and give other characters the opportunity to step up and be a hero. Readers love to hate villains. If there isn’t a villain in the book, there wouldn’t be anyone to root for, and that is one of the major reasons that make a book hard to put down. Villains can reveal effects of society and different cultures on people and how it can have a devastating, lasting effect. Most villains experience some sort of hardship in their past that cause them to be the way they are. I think the most interesting thing about villains is seeing what caused the evil inside of them and there’s nothing readers enjoy more than seeing the villain they’ve hated the entire novel get taken down by their favorite hero. It always makes for a great ending because readers can't wait for justice.