11min chapter

Critics at Large | The New Yorker cover image

A Controversial Trump Bio-pic and the Villains We Make

Critics at Large | The New Yorker

CHAPTER

The Empathy for Villains

This chapter examines the cultural trend of humanizing villains in storytelling, comparing complex antiheroes from popular media to classical literature. It explores the moral implications of empathizing with these characters, particularly in relation to political figures, while questioning the relevance of traditional origin stories.

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