Yes, it always did bother me about Roarke. I had a feeling that anyone who becomes that rich from nothing must have exploited people along the way, and therefore probably wasn't really a very nice person. But I suppose I'm more bothered by romances where the heroes/heroines are assassins or mercenaries. Can't see that at all. Doesn't matter if they 'retire' - they killed people for money - what's to love?
Robin Hood, on the other hand - I see him through the myth, as a folk hero. He's sort of like King Arthur - less a person, more an embodiment of English virtues. You could argue that the story lasts because it's a fable - not saying that theft is right, but that oppression is wrong, and that the role of a true Englishman is to oppose that. You don't cheer for Robin because he steals from the rich, you admire him because he fights for the poor.
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Date: 2008-04-07 10:03 pm (UTC)But I suppose I'm more bothered by romances where the heroes/heroines are assassins or mercenaries. Can't see that at all. Doesn't matter if they 'retire' - they killed people for money - what's to love?
Robin Hood, on the other hand - I see him through the myth, as a folk hero. He's sort of like King Arthur - less a person, more an embodiment of English virtues. You could argue that the story lasts because it's a fable - not saying that theft is right, but that oppression is wrong, and that the role of a true Englishman is to oppose that. You don't cheer for Robin because he steals from the rich, you admire him because he fights for the poor.
Marianne McA