![]() ![]() He’s a recognizable color in the artistic sense (as well as likely also drawing on some assumptions about race). Any eunuch character, simply by being marked as a eunuch, can trigger this stereotype in the reader’s imagination. ![]() Castrated men have been typecast in novels as thoroughly evil: scheming, vengeful, indifferent to others’ feelings. Here’s one reason you may want to hold back: The eunuch villain is an established trope. The metaphor of castration may allow readers to explore topics that are emotionally intense and shrouded in shame. It may yield an appealing story, and such a narrative may help readers comprehend themes like trauma and evil. ![]() Or maybe it’s the other way around: one of your characters is a eunuch, and you’re thinking of adding that he is a villain. ![]() One of your characters is a villain, and you’re thinking of adding that he is a eunuch-that is, a castrated man. ISBN-13: 978-1-732 Introduction: What Color Is Your Dragon? This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal. What Storytellers Need to Know About Writing Eunuch VillainsĬhapter 1: A European Tradition of StereotypesĬopyright © 2018 by Glyph Torrent (Bogotá, Colombia)Īll rights reserved. ![]()
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