Dear readers, this week, N is for *N*apoleon and other villains in books for children (of all
ages) ...
Heroes too, but villains are so much more interesting so
let’s look at a few of them first!
Napoleon – Animal Farm (above)
Napoleon is the kid of a villain that
makes us shout at the page "Don't trust him! He’s evil". When he
takes the pups from the farm dogs and trains them privately, we know he's a first class fascist pig. The novel was written by Orwell as a scathing
commentary on Stalin's Russia.
Captain Hook – Peter Pan:
Maybe the first super villain? Sophisticated, egotistical and totally ruthless.
John Silver – Treasure Island:
The silver-tongued pirate who won Jim's affections before he betrayed him. Such a famous villain, he's had us all growling "arrrr, Jim lad!".
Prof Moriarty – Sherlock Holmes
Moriarty, the smartest villain ever? So many genius villains have followed in his image. Inevitable that
Sherlock's equal would eventually show himself, and Moriarty was certainly up
to the task. Sherlock and Moriarty sparred for a long time before that tragic confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls.
Count Dracula – Dracula
If you look at the source
material, there’s nothing glamorous about Bram Stoker's original text. Dracula crawls down castle walls and talks to wolves. Just
as frightening now as he was then.
The Joker – Batman
A brilliantly creepy character who's managed to progress gradually from clown to layered psychopath, with
Heath Ledger's chilling version a definite climax.
Blofeld – Thunderball
James Bond's nemesis in many of Ian
Fleming's books (and movies). First seen in the novel
Thunderball where he masterminds the theft of two nuclear bombs and uses them
to blackmail the world's governments with meticulous and dispassionate
organisation
And as for Heroes? How about:
Huckleberry Finn –
Mark Twain:
Just William –
Richmal Crompton:
Pippi Longstocking
– Astrid Lindgren:
OTHER
FAVOURITE VILLAINS / HEROES IN BOOKS / MOVIES ?
On a
completely different note, many thanks to all of you who’ve purchased my own novels,
Retribution,
Soul Stealer and The De Clerambault Code, and
helping them, at the time of writing, all reach the top 70 eBook thrillers
on Amazon.es! All profits to charity!
And,
finally, thank you to all my dear readers who visited or commented.
Enjoy!
XOXO NORA & LOLA:)
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