Silence Of The Lambs: The Battle Between Two Evils

Silence of the Lambs: The Battle Between Two Evils

In the novel, Silence of the Lambs, we see two different extremes of

evil. Dr. Chilton is evil in one respect, while Dr. Hannibal Lecter is evil in

his own unique way. Dr. Chilton is the man with bad morals and feels the need

to control people. He manipulates people into thinking and acting the way he

wants them to. Basically he is the type of guy who takes advantage of his job

position, who thinks of himself before others and only acts in ways that will

benefit himself. Dr. Hannibal Lector, unlike Dr. Chilton, is unable to control

his evil even if he wanted to. Dr. Lector is insane and feels the need to kill

people just because he thinks they are boring and from his point of view, they

do not seem suitable to be human beings. He understands the things he does are

evil, but they do not phase him since he is insane. There is no question, Dr.

Lecter is a truly evil man, but Dr. Chilton is the worse of the two.

Dr. Chilton must morally change and take responsibility for himself. Dr.

Lector is not able to take control of his evil because of the way his distorted

mind thinks. Although his mind is distorted, it is still a very powerful mind

which he uses to see into the minds of others. He gets into their heads and

plays with their minds, internally torturing them. He is a sick man and needs

therapy and constant care in a hospital because he is too...