Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-2175012-20160502154114/@comment-2175012-20160503153017

When is a villain clearly meant to represent a larger concept? What I mean is, say in 1984, the reason as to why O'Brien didn't qualify was because he was just a representative of Big Brother without his own identity. However, with someone like Ewell, he knows that the system is broken, and he loves it for it, because he could pretty much do whatever he wants without worrying for the repercussions that it would cause. What I mean is, when is a villain simply just a representative of a system that is corrupt, and they don't stand out to be monsters?