Dick, Long John Silver in Stevenson's Treasure Zslaizd. At the other extreme were such idealized objects of pity as Tiny Tim in Dickens's A Christinas Carol.
Such characters evoke ill audiences both fear and its companion, pity-and force them to confront their coinplex feelings about "subhu- man" beings. The evil cripples of the 19th century have their counter- parts in today's horror movies, notably in Goldfinger and other sinister folk in the James Bond movies who use their artificial...