There is No Such Thing As A Bad Boy
“He was everything your mother warned you about when she told you not to walk alone in the dark.” Nenia Campbell wrote in her book Armed and Dangerous. The idea of the allusive bad boy with a heart of gold has riveted girls and women for centuries. The entertainment business has played on this since there was one. From the writers in the earliest form, love stories were filled with men who appeared bad but only revealed to his glorious heart to his heroine. Even if the story or play only had a rebel who stood for his beliefs, he still fought against the norms and was a social outcast. The term ‘bad’ can be given to anything that applies to what an individual or group of individuals disagree with or don't like. In this sense the magical bad boy that appears in films and causes our knees to go weak has never actually existed.
What is the thing that draws us to this certain archetype? How do they win their way into our hearts and yet still are able to infuriate us? Why are they lovable?
The appearance of these men in literature go from dressing in rags and covered in dirt to living in high society with gold on every finger. Those who have money flaunt it, which adds to his reputation. Those who don’t have money strive to get it, which …show more content…
The character of a ‘bad boy’ is often full of themselves and the only person who can see passed their pretences is their eventual true love. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks and proudly makes a point of showing it. Yet when the girl of his dreams come into the picture he isn't quite sure how to handle the situation. All of his layers become peeled and he shows himself to her in a way that no one has ever seen. What ever chip that was on his shoulder is swept away by the soft wing of love. His mysteries and shadows of a former life or secrets only entice us all more. The ending result is a man we could never call our
“He was everything your mother warned you about when she told you not to walk alone in the dark.” Nenia Campbell wrote in her book Armed and Dangerous. The idea of the allusive bad boy with a heart of gold has riveted girls and women for centuries. The entertainment business has played on this since there was one. From the writers in the earliest form, love stories were filled with men who appeared bad but only revealed to his glorious heart to his heroine. Even if the story or play only had a rebel who stood for his beliefs, he still fought against the norms and was a social outcast. The term ‘bad’ can be given to anything that applies to what an individual or group of individuals disagree with or don't like. In this sense the magical bad boy that appears in films and causes our knees to go weak has never actually existed.
What is the thing that draws us to this certain archetype? How do they win their way into our hearts and yet still are able to infuriate us? Why are they lovable?
The appearance of these men in literature go from dressing in rags and covered in dirt to living in high society with gold on every finger. Those who have money flaunt it, which adds to his reputation. Those who don’t have money strive to get it, which …show more content…
The character of a ‘bad boy’ is often full of themselves and the only person who can see passed their pretences is their eventual true love. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks and proudly makes a point of showing it. Yet when the girl of his dreams come into the picture he isn't quite sure how to handle the situation. All of his layers become peeled and he shows himself to her in a way that no one has ever seen. What ever chip that was on his shoulder is swept away by the soft wing of love. His mysteries and shadows of a former life or secrets only entice us all more. The ending result is a man we could never call our