The Villain Within Us
Talk by Synne Kristine Eriksen.
Esbjerg
The world is falling apart — and how easy it would be if we could just point to a single villain. If only we knew for sure that those who vote for Sauron are the bad guys. But the truth is, there’s rarely one jerk responsible for all the world’s problems in the 21st century.
Author Synne Kristine Eriksen explores how to write fantasy villains that reflect the complexity of real life. They don’t have evil intentions or plans for world domination — yet their actions have devastating consequences.
She presents the idea that human nature itself contains the seed of its own destruction.
