![]() ![]() ![]() Let us just consider what we see when we examine her actions in the story. ![]() However, these facts do not alter the truth that the Rosie is the true antagonist. Lastly, and probably most important, he is clearly a pedophile. He is anti-Semitic and seemingly uses his position of meager importance to lord over the people to whom he is responsible. He is a foul and disgusting man of morally low character. As an individual, he is set apart and deeply despised by the tenants of 55 Dropsie Ave. I do not, and cannot identify myself with that character in any manner. I am not taking his side because he is a male character, and I myself am a male. It is at this point, before I begin my argument that I must explain that I am not actually saying that the character of Scruggs was a good person, because he is not. I would like to focus on “The Super,” a short story in Will Eisner’s graphic novel, “A Contract with God.” As I talk to different people about this story, I am consistently surprised that most people do not realize that the real villain in this tale is the little girl, Rosie. “The Super.” A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories. ![]()
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