Episode 393: Unlikely Rebels - the Moral Outlaw Trope

There's something very appealing about a moral outlaw character, Whether it's Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to give to the poor or a barely leashed Jack Reacher doing what's right rather than what the law defines as appropriate. Our fiction is full of those who exist outside the law, crossing the line into the dark without ever losing audience sympathy. This week Jules and Madeleine take a look at why this trope is so popular, how you can incorporate it in your own work and just why exactly it pops up in some very surprising genres. On the slab this week: Legally Blonde, the Hunger Games, Twilight and many more.

 

Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic