For those of us who identify as villains, there are two kinds of stories, which I might call Luna stories and Lilith stories.
Luna stories are about the hero realizing that she’s in the wrong. Ozy talks about the ethical principle that you might be the baddies[1]. A Luna story is about self-doubt, and re-examining one’s assumptions, and redemption.
In a Luna story, something initially seems good, and then turns out to be evil.
Lilith stories are about the hero realizing that others are in the wrong. She’s taught a certain system of morality, either by a well-meaning society or by devious abusers, and gradually comes to see through it and recognize its flaws. She casts off what she has been taught about good and evil, and fashions for herself a truer and stronger morality in its place. She makes choices that result in her being called a villain, but we can see that she is a hero in truth.
In a Lilith story, something initially seems evil, and then turns out to be good.
Both of these stories are necessary.
The distinction can sometimes be blurry. But we always must have both.
1. https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/the-enemy-control-ray/
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