Comment on Sarah's San Antonio post

I think your comment about Paul showing all sides of the argument is really good. I really hand't thought about that aspect, but even Richard is portrayed as a sympathetic character. I'm sure it was not Paul's first inclination to make that character a likable guy, but I think that aspect gave him more creditibility. I'm also suspicious of writers who make the villian completely bad with no redeeming quality. (Kind of like in The Decorator.) If a writer can only prove their point by making the other side into unrealistic monsters, they need to re-evaluate their message and their ability as artists.