Characters To Hate
I got a devant account and here is my first post there, and I thought I should update here.
Okay, so instead of doing a whole, Welcome to Deviant this is what you should know about me, thing, I am going to rant. Because I feel the need to, and what else am I going to do at 6:00 A.M other than rant about my favorite series in the world, Narnia. So forgive me as I start ranting and I don’t mean to hurt anyone’s feelings, this is just how I feel, and if you don’t agree, then you don’t have to.
So let me begin with my favorite characters, who would happen to be Peter and Edmund, although I love all four of the Pevensie children. I don’t know how people don’t see a bond between them, and frankly, I’m not touch that right now. My examples are numerous, and I think the relationship is obvious, so lets not go there. Instead, we’re going to delve into my least favorite characters, and why they are my least favorite, though this really isn’t in any order.
1. Reepicheep: He’s more annoying then anything, especially because everyone adores him, because he’s described as a cuddly mouse the size of a teddy-bear basically. Yes, he’s chivalrous, as everyone in Narnia is and should be, but that’s all he has going for him. His honor, is more like arrogance. While it is true, that Mice only began talking after they chewed the ropes off of Aslan when he lay dead and bound upon the Stone Table, that doesn’t mean they need to prove themselves to anyone. And Reepicheep, certainly takes things too far by half. When he meets Aslan at the end of Prince Caspian, he is more worried about the fact that he doesn’t have a tail, then grateful for even being alive. He is quite ready to let all of his people cut off their own tails, just because he can’t have one. Arrogance, simple arrogance.
2. Caspian: I should begin by saying I don’t have as much issue with the Caspian from the books as I do from the movies. In the movies he really is an epic fail, from messing up plans, to the directors trying to make him better than Peter by belittling our beloved High King, to making him fall for Susan, because honestly that never did, and never would, happen. But I am going to concentrate on his book failings, because those are much more clear cut and more beloved, to me.
It’s really in Voyage of the Dawn Treader, that Caspian begins to get on my nerves. Obviously Edmund and Lucy are sent there for two reasons. One, is to bring their cousin to Narnia to make him a better person, and to make him ready to handle any problems that might arise in Narnia that need help by the outside children. And the second reason, is for Edmund, and Lucy, to teach him how to be a true King. For the first three years he was getting everything in order, and bringing back as much of Old Narnia as he could. Now on this voyage, is when he should learn to become a true king. Of course, Edmund has to put him in his place twice, (and it’s true, Golden Age trumps Caspain’s Age any day) but mistakes are made, and he should learn from them.
And he does well for a time. Of course, his wife dies, and his son and only Heir is kidnaped by a Witch who plans to take over Narnia from beneath the ground, but hey, life happens. No, the real problem is, he does nothing! He doesn’t go after his son really, he just goes sailing more and more often, leaving Trumpkin in charge. So perhaps Trumpkin should have been named as King in the history books, since he did the most. It is said, that only a Son of Adam, or Daughter of Eve, may rule Narnia. IE Human. So Caspian kind of fails there, and in my opinion failing Narnia makes him a character I look down upon. People make mistakes, but he abandoned his country, and that’s not a mistake that’s easily forgiven.
3. Rillian: Let us continue the line right to Rillian, who can not defeat the serpent who killed his mother, and then spends his time as her slave. Understandable, it must have been a hard task. And yes, the enchantment was probably very strong so it was hard to break free from. Don’t have a problem with any of that. What I dislike Rillian for, is that the second he is free, he feels that he should go to the center of the Earth. He knew of his duties, and if it was not for the children being there, he probably would have gone. Ug!!! Other than that...he’s kind of a no name does nothing interesting.
4. Jill: Ahh, Jill. In my opinion, Jill Pole is one of the most useless characters in all of the Chronicles. She’s only in Narnia to fill the Daughter of Eve spot, and she does nothing of any benefit while there. In Silver Chair Eustace falls off the cliff because he’s trying to keep her from falling, all because she was trying to be a show off. She and Eustace were both supposed to learn the signs, they don’t because of her, and what does she do? She forgets the signs because she’s being selfish. How lovely. And let’s not mention she does nothing of any importance in Last Battle except get the donkey. Which she did by disobeying a direct order from a king, her king really. She considers herself more Narnian than English after all. I could go on, but I’m a bit impatient to get to my last two characters.
5. Mr. Tumnus: Oh, boy. What good is there to be said about Mr. Tumnus. . oh! He didn’t turn Lucy over to the White Witch. And I would like to take the time to point out, that doesn’t make him anything special. It wasn’t because he decided to do the right thing, no it was because he was too scared. He’s a coward, and that is why he does not turn Lucy over. Not that I wanted him to, but people give him credit where credit is not deserved. The fact is, not only did he betray all of his people, his fellow Narnians, but he was payed to do so. He was in the White Witch’s pay. That’s kind of huge.
And of course, people love to point the finger at Edmund, for betraying his siblings and Narnia. I would like to point out, that Edmund was not a King of Narnia when he met the Witch, he was a little boy, who missed his father, and who was feeling repressed from lack of attention. He was just as afraid as Lucy was, but he acted out instead of asking straight up, and he was brushed aside because of it. He was only two years older than Lucy, and people love to forget he was still a child, they all were. Jadis was the first person to show him compassion, kindness, the first to actively take an interest in him, in what was probably a long time. He did something awfully wrong, but he learned from his mistakes. Because he became a King however, despite the fact that he was young, and foolish, and scared, his mistakes are shown for all the world to see, while Mr. Tumnus, because Lucy adores him, has his failings swept under the rug.
Bottom line? Tumnus knew what he was doing, and just how bad the Witch was. Edmund, did not. And Tumnus, got away free with it. He is a coward, and he is selfish, and I despise him.
6. Mr. Beaver: I dislike him almost as much, as Mr. Tumnus. Tumnus, is at least has an excuse, as poor of one as it is. He’s a spineless coward. Beaver on the other hand, has no excuse other than he’s a real asshole. He takes great pleasure in being right that Edmund was “bad” and although he takes it upon himself to take Peter, Susan, and Lucy to Aslan, what are his true motivations? He seems to enjoy being in the spotlight, for he is in the good graces of the Four for taking them to Aslan, and to all the Narnians for keeping them safe. He says he cares about the four children, or at least, the three that he brings to the Army, but he is so very willing to announce to everyone around that their brother betrayed them. I know time is of the essence, but that is the kind of thing that is personal enough, that people should say it themselves. Besides, I doubt he ever really let it go that he knew Edmund was “all wrong”. So yes, I dislike him a ton.
That’s about it for now, I hope you enjoyed my rant. Feel free to comment and agree or disagree. *grins* Until next time.
Okay, so instead of doing a whole, Welcome to Deviant this is what you should know about me, thing, I am going to rant. Because I feel the need to, and what else am I going to do at 6:00 A.M other than rant about my favorite series in the world, Narnia. So forgive me as I start ranting and I don’t mean to hurt anyone’s feelings, this is just how I feel, and if you don’t agree, then you don’t have to.
So let me begin with my favorite characters, who would happen to be Peter and Edmund, although I love all four of the Pevensie children. I don’t know how people don’t see a bond between them, and frankly, I’m not touch that right now. My examples are numerous, and I think the relationship is obvious, so lets not go there. Instead, we’re going to delve into my least favorite characters, and why they are my least favorite, though this really isn’t in any order.
1. Reepicheep: He’s more annoying then anything, especially because everyone adores him, because he’s described as a cuddly mouse the size of a teddy-bear basically. Yes, he’s chivalrous, as everyone in Narnia is and should be, but that’s all he has going for him. His honor, is more like arrogance. While it is true, that Mice only began talking after they chewed the ropes off of Aslan when he lay dead and bound upon the Stone Table, that doesn’t mean they need to prove themselves to anyone. And Reepicheep, certainly takes things too far by half. When he meets Aslan at the end of Prince Caspian, he is more worried about the fact that he doesn’t have a tail, then grateful for even being alive. He is quite ready to let all of his people cut off their own tails, just because he can’t have one. Arrogance, simple arrogance.
2. Caspian: I should begin by saying I don’t have as much issue with the Caspian from the books as I do from the movies. In the movies he really is an epic fail, from messing up plans, to the directors trying to make him better than Peter by belittling our beloved High King, to making him fall for Susan, because honestly that never did, and never would, happen. But I am going to concentrate on his book failings, because those are much more clear cut and more beloved, to me.
It’s really in Voyage of the Dawn Treader, that Caspian begins to get on my nerves. Obviously Edmund and Lucy are sent there for two reasons. One, is to bring their cousin to Narnia to make him a better person, and to make him ready to handle any problems that might arise in Narnia that need help by the outside children. And the second reason, is for Edmund, and Lucy, to teach him how to be a true King. For the first three years he was getting everything in order, and bringing back as much of Old Narnia as he could. Now on this voyage, is when he should learn to become a true king. Of course, Edmund has to put him in his place twice, (and it’s true, Golden Age trumps Caspain’s Age any day) but mistakes are made, and he should learn from them.
And he does well for a time. Of course, his wife dies, and his son and only Heir is kidnaped by a Witch who plans to take over Narnia from beneath the ground, but hey, life happens. No, the real problem is, he does nothing! He doesn’t go after his son really, he just goes sailing more and more often, leaving Trumpkin in charge. So perhaps Trumpkin should have been named as King in the history books, since he did the most. It is said, that only a Son of Adam, or Daughter of Eve, may rule Narnia. IE Human. So Caspian kind of fails there, and in my opinion failing Narnia makes him a character I look down upon. People make mistakes, but he abandoned his country, and that’s not a mistake that’s easily forgiven.
3. Rillian: Let us continue the line right to Rillian, who can not defeat the serpent who killed his mother, and then spends his time as her slave. Understandable, it must have been a hard task. And yes, the enchantment was probably very strong so it was hard to break free from. Don’t have a problem with any of that. What I dislike Rillian for, is that the second he is free, he feels that he should go to the center of the Earth. He knew of his duties, and if it was not for the children being there, he probably would have gone. Ug!!! Other than that...he’s kind of a no name does nothing interesting.
4. Jill: Ahh, Jill. In my opinion, Jill Pole is one of the most useless characters in all of the Chronicles. She’s only in Narnia to fill the Daughter of Eve spot, and she does nothing of any benefit while there. In Silver Chair Eustace falls off the cliff because he’s trying to keep her from falling, all because she was trying to be a show off. She and Eustace were both supposed to learn the signs, they don’t because of her, and what does she do? She forgets the signs because she’s being selfish. How lovely. And let’s not mention she does nothing of any importance in Last Battle except get the donkey. Which she did by disobeying a direct order from a king, her king really. She considers herself more Narnian than English after all. I could go on, but I’m a bit impatient to get to my last two characters.
5. Mr. Tumnus: Oh, boy. What good is there to be said about Mr. Tumnus. . oh! He didn’t turn Lucy over to the White Witch. And I would like to take the time to point out, that doesn’t make him anything special. It wasn’t because he decided to do the right thing, no it was because he was too scared. He’s a coward, and that is why he does not turn Lucy over. Not that I wanted him to, but people give him credit where credit is not deserved. The fact is, not only did he betray all of his people, his fellow Narnians, but he was payed to do so. He was in the White Witch’s pay. That’s kind of huge.
And of course, people love to point the finger at Edmund, for betraying his siblings and Narnia. I would like to point out, that Edmund was not a King of Narnia when he met the Witch, he was a little boy, who missed his father, and who was feeling repressed from lack of attention. He was just as afraid as Lucy was, but he acted out instead of asking straight up, and he was brushed aside because of it. He was only two years older than Lucy, and people love to forget he was still a child, they all were. Jadis was the first person to show him compassion, kindness, the first to actively take an interest in him, in what was probably a long time. He did something awfully wrong, but he learned from his mistakes. Because he became a King however, despite the fact that he was young, and foolish, and scared, his mistakes are shown for all the world to see, while Mr. Tumnus, because Lucy adores him, has his failings swept under the rug.
Bottom line? Tumnus knew what he was doing, and just how bad the Witch was. Edmund, did not. And Tumnus, got away free with it. He is a coward, and he is selfish, and I despise him.
6. Mr. Beaver: I dislike him almost as much, as Mr. Tumnus. Tumnus, is at least has an excuse, as poor of one as it is. He’s a spineless coward. Beaver on the other hand, has no excuse other than he’s a real asshole. He takes great pleasure in being right that Edmund was “bad” and although he takes it upon himself to take Peter, Susan, and Lucy to Aslan, what are his true motivations? He seems to enjoy being in the spotlight, for he is in the good graces of the Four for taking them to Aslan, and to all the Narnians for keeping them safe. He says he cares about the four children, or at least, the three that he brings to the Army, but he is so very willing to announce to everyone around that their brother betrayed them. I know time is of the essence, but that is the kind of thing that is personal enough, that people should say it themselves. Besides, I doubt he ever really let it go that he knew Edmund was “all wrong”. So yes, I dislike him a ton.
That’s about it for now, I hope you enjoyed my rant. Feel free to comment and agree or disagree. *grins* Until next time.