Personal Narrative- The Admirable Villain :: Personal Narrative Writing

Personal Narrative- The Admirable VillainDays of Our Lives isnt the same without Stefano DiMera. He was the puppet master, the vile wire that tied the psychedelic characters of Salem together. He was the one who erased John Blacks memories, spell-bound Dr. Marlena Evans into being his love slave (leaving her vulnerable for possession by the Devil), persuade Hope that she was Princess Gina, swapped Hopes baby with a fetal-alcoholic crack baby, and win over John that he was the father. For the past few months, Stefano has been out of town, and Days has degenerated into every other soap opera a dreary, never-ending cycle of sex, secrets, and heartbreaks.Norman Osborn disappeared on me in a similar fashion. His hatred was focused on one man, Peter Parker, also known as the Amazing Spider-Man. He murdered Peters first girlfriend, convinced Peter that he was a clone, and replaced his Aunt May with a dying actress. I love Osborn so much that I bought a years subscription to Spidey comic s, alone in typical Marvel bait-and-switch fashion, Osborn was driven insane by a mystical ceremony and abducted by the Scriers in the next two issues. He resurfaced two years later, but I had lost interest in Spider-Man by then.For each of these villains there was a hero who tried to con him down. Days had Abe Carver and Spider-Man had, well, Spider-Man. The hero couldnt simply break in the into the bad guys penthouse apartment and smack him around until he agreed to be good. The master manipulator would have wiped the blood from his jab and said, I always knew you were a savage. Just like me. Instead, the hero had to mo his lip and wiggle a solution through the criminal arbiter system. Elsewhere, deep in the shadows, the villain laughed, taunting the hero for his impotence.Although I sympathized with the hero, it was the villain I truly admired. He never questioned his own actions. He never got lonely or despaired. He didnt care if he bust anyones heart or stomped on anyone s feelings. All he cared about was his master intent and would stop at nothing until that plan was carried out. He didnt have to avoid the heros honorable pitfalls because, in his own mind, everything he did was right. He got everything he wanted. He was gratify by everything he got. He was satisfied with his lot in action and never sought to change.