At 10:18 AM 5/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Brian,
>
>Re your comment below:
>
> > As for Hawk, I think he
> > was (also initially)
> > intended to be the dark half of Spenser, the
Satan
> > to Spenser's Lucifer,
> > doing the things that Spenser sees need doing,
but
> > refuses to do because
> > he's the sort of person Hawk lovingly terms a
"boy
> > scout".
>
>What's the difference between Satan and
Lucifer?
"Lucifer" means "shining one" or "bright angel" depending
upon what translation you use. "Satan" derives from the
Hebrew word "hassatan", meaning "tester" and was first seen
in the Biblical book of Job. I intended it as a reference
that to the obvious fact that they are more two sides of the
same character than two separate characters. Sorry, I guess I
wan't clear enough.:)
>There the same entity. Do you perhaps mean
St.
>Michael and Lucifer (or Satan if you
prefer)?
Reference my last, I chose Lucifer (which is Satan's name
before he is cast out of Heaven) and Satan very
deliberately.
>Parker has commented at least once that I know of
that
>Hawk WAS intended to be the "dark side" of
Spenser,
>and that making the character African-American
was
>part of that metaphor.
Exactly my point, Jim. And as Spenser's character has become
more "human", there is less need for an external
manifestation of his dark side.
I would love to read a story that featured Hawk as the
central character. It could be very interesting if done
right.
Brian
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