The Villain's Journey: Descent and Return in Science Fiction and Fantasy

ISBN-13: 9781476684307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 247 str.

Valerie Estelle Frankel

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Introduction 1
Part I: The Journey 5
Condemned by Society: Magneto 8
The Scarring: Killmonger 14
Tainted Vision: Thanos 20
Refusal of the Call: Khan 25
The Mentor Tempts: Fantastic Beasts 29
Constructing the Talisman: Doctor Horrible 34
When You Look into the Abyss: Saruman 37
The Slippery Slope: Darth Vader 42
The Road of Failed Tests: Babylon 5 49
Sacrificing the Anima: Kylo Ren 54
The Villain's Stronghold: Wicked 61
Competing with the ­Hero-Shadow: Megamind 68
The Inner Shadow as Conscience: Marvel's Jessica Jones 76
Murder of the Weak Father: Game of Thrones 81
Epiphany: A Christmas Carol 86
Twisted Success: Spike 91
Refusal of the Return: Despicable Me 95
Turned by Love: Severus Snape 97
The Magic Chase: Gollum 101
Crossing the Return Threshold: The Huntsman: Winter's War 105
Master of the Two Worlds: Good Omens 109
Embraced by Society: Battlestar Galactica 112
Part II: Archetypes 117
Born Evil: Voldemort 120
Beast: Twilight 124
Potential Brutality: Deadpool 2 129
Unwanted Child: Smallville 132
Created Monster: Wreck-It Ralph 137
Sidekick: Darth Maul 140
Bully: Draco Malfoy 146
Traitor: The Chronicles of Narnia 150
Entitled Brat: Ghostbusters 155
Seducer: The Boys 158
Madman: The Dark Knight 163
Trickster: Loki 168
Misunderstood Hero: Maleficent 175
Fanatic Hater: Colonel Stryker 178
Mad Scientist: Jekyll & Hyde 182
Ordinary Guy: ­Spider-Man 186
Society's Outcast: The Joker 190
Restrictive Father: Captain Hook 193
Smothering Mother: Shrek 2 198
Tyrant: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 202
Nietzschean Superman: Watchmen 206
­Philosopher-Villain: The Hunger Games 212
Evil Sage: The Rise of Skywalker 216
Former Power: Davros 219
Vicious Ghost: Paranorman 222
Conclusion 225
Works Cited 227
Index 235