Is the reason that good is deified over evil in the human race precisely because evil is so much more prevalent than good in humanity? It is so easy to tell stories about Dionysian figures. In fact, most stories that are still told or being written are about Dionysian figures.
The challenge, and what I believe I am trying to undertake in Memoria, (the novel I am writing) is to portray an Apollonian character who should be classified as Dionysian. In other words, a character whose actions are stereotypically Dionysian (hedonistic, dark, and intoxicatingly interesting) but whose core moral fiber is stereotypically Appollonian (Ethical, light, and quintessentially boring). Thereby, flipping current and long held beliefs of right and wrong into a re-evaluation of these labels.
Sounds pretty high and mighty for something as simple as a philosophical novel about a kid chasing a guy he met in his youth and creating chaos in his wake. Every light-hearted joke has to have a darker meaning behind it though. Otherwise, it's just light-hearted and that would be quintessentially boring.
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