IdleRich
IdleRich
This something that occurred to me to ask recently. Been watching Breaking Bad recently and got to the fifth series and I notice that my girlfriend is losing interest in what happens, the more evil Walter becomes. I've not been that bothered by the series so far but I feel that having watched to the fifth series I want to see the end of the story - I don't really care whether or not I'm rooting for the protagonist. But a lot of people do. I don't think Breaking Bad could have started with Walter as a bad guy, they had to sucker people in with the victim story line and get people on his side before they could start with the bad stuff. Most people needed to be lured in before they could go that way.
Which started me thinking - what are the stories when the main character is a bad guy? Which was the first of these? Girlfriend suggested Shakespeare but I'm not sure that's what I mean. Othello, Macbeth are both partly sympathetic, they are led astray by others and situations. But what's the first book with completely, unredeemablly nasty characters. I guess 120 Days of Sodom could be a contender.
Which started me thinking - what are the stories when the main character is a bad guy? Which was the first of these? Girlfriend suggested Shakespeare but I'm not sure that's what I mean. Othello, Macbeth are both partly sympathetic, they are led astray by others and situations. But what's the first book with completely, unredeemablly nasty characters. I guess 120 Days of Sodom could be a contender.
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