Blog #9 Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

      In Vampire Academy I think they put a spin on the “typical villain.” Normally the villain comes off as cold-hearted and cruel and bloodthirsty for some kind of revenge, but Richelle Mead portrayed her villain differently. She had him as the kind, caring uncle who always looked out for his niece, Lissa, who happened to be the princess and next heir to the throne.  The way she wrote it had you convinced that there was someone who had something huge against Lissa when in reality it was here own Uncle who she loved and cared for so much that ended up being the one doing all of the bad things to her and kidnapping her. I loved how you never expected it to be him, the whole time I was reading I was convinced that there was some huge enemy that was going to be revealed and the fact that it was her own uncle and even a little bit of her cousin made it more exciting because you never would have expected it.  Now on the other side of things you have Rose, who is Lissa’s best friend and also in my opinion probably the main hero of the book.  Rose is a dhampir guardian and her job is to protect her best friend no matter what.  She is taught by the best and on top of that has the ability to get inside Lissa’s head and feel what she’s feeling and sometimes even see what she’s seeing. Which I think makes for a pretty awesome hero and the fact that she saves Lissa’s life multiple times.