Not the defining arc, no, but there's defninitely a type at work - I'd agree with you that King's assessment of the Wolf Man and Jekyll/Hyde is a little off, which is why I'd go with Angel the Wolf Man in the final analysis rather than Jekyl/Hyde... for the earliest version of the character. When we see Angel get turned, it's portrayed as not really his fault, and something he has no real control over. Jekyll/Hyde is a volitional transformation, like Dorian Gray. Later Angel, say, S5 Angel, I think you could make a case for some Dorian Gray.
I think the most revealing thing about the Wolf Man movie was that Larry Talbot was already a sort of "wolf," in the ladykiller sense, even before the curse, using a telescope to peek at pretty girls. One gets the sense that this is the type of "wolf" every man is thought to have the potential to be. ; )
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Date: 2006-11-10 10:36 pm (UTC)I think the most revealing thing about the Wolf Man movie was that Larry Talbot was already a sort of "wolf," in the ladykiller sense, even before the curse, using a telescope to peek at pretty girls. One gets the sense that this is the type of "wolf" every man is thought to have the potential to be. ; )