Character Analysis Of Malcolm In The Devil's Footprints
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In “The Devil’s Footprints,” John Burnside crafts Michael’s character for it to appear fragile; he’s constantly tormented by the antogonist Malcolm and this furthermore provokes alignement of the audience with Michael. For example, Michael describes a brutal encounter with Malcolm as he states: “Then he punched me. Not in the face, which was the what I was expecting, but on the arm, a sidelong, jabbing punch that hit the bone between the elbow and the shoulder, where it hurts most. I didn’t react...so I just stood there. I think I was waiting for someone to save me” (Burnside, 19). Michael is weak, despite his pondering of what action to take to resolve the situation, he’s unable to act. In contrast, Malcolm is shrewd and knows how to take