A question was raised when we were discussing Waverly of what makes a hero? I think that C.W raises a similar question: what makes someone good or evil?
Godwin does an amazing job of giving all his characters the humanistic qualities of having good and bad or at least of having past actions that can be considered bad. questions such as: is it the actions of a man that make a man evil or he himself? arise. I like that its hard to tell and that we are sort of at the narrators manipulative hands in this one. my opinions of Falkland certainly changed several times as the story went on. I dont think that Falkland is bad or that Tyrel was evil and i just find Caleb annoying.
I dont think we ever really came to a conclusion for the question of what makes a hero and i dont think that there is a right answer for this one either. but thats what makes this book a little more fun, a little more mysterious and engaging.
i completely agree with you, caleb williams was one of the easier books to finish reading because of the characters and their different, and sometimes changing, personalities. great picture to go along with your blog as well