The Embodiment of Evil in Children’s Literature. How Villainy and Adulthood are Interconnected in Children’s Stories.

The Embodiment of Evil in Children's Literature. How Villainy and Adulthood are Interconnected in Children's Stories -- Danksagung -- Content -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Approaches -- 2.1. Children's fiction -- 2.2. Adults in Children's Fiction -- 2.3. Villainy -- 3. You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum (2006): The Nasty Idler -- 3.1. Description of Mr Gum -- 3.2. Mr Gum's Villainy -- 4. Matilda (1988): The Child-hating Teacher -- 4.1. Description of Miss Trunchbull -- 4.2. Miss Trunchbull's Villainy -- 5. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950):The Cold Seductress -- 5.1. Description of the White Witch -- 5.2. The White Witch's Villainy -- 6. Peter and Wendy (1911): The Well-Mannered Pirate -- 6.1. Description of Captain Hook -- 6.2. Captain Hook's Villainy -- 7. The Bad Beginning (1999): The Scheming Actor -- 7.1. Description of Count Olaf -- 7.2. Count Olaf's Villainy -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography.

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