I can see that. Makes sense.
For me, I often wonder about the villains in stories. I don’t really believe in good and bad, especially when it comes to stories. The dragons have stories, too, and if they were telling the stories maybe the heroes would be the villains.
I think what I love most about dragons is the imaginative fantasy that has built up all around them. They are powerful and sometimes I feel weak. They are fierce and mighty and magical and mystical.
As some members have noted, dragon lore exists across cultures and throughout time, and I also find that very interesting.
Not trying to convince you, though. Your perspective makes sense, too. If I lived in Middle Earth, I may see them as only enemies!
"For me, I often wonder about the villains in stories. I don’t really believe in good and bad, especially when it comes to stories. The dragons have stories, too, and if
they were telling the stories maybe the heroes would be the villains."
I think that is a wonderful way to think and I could agree. I think many times it is the truth, if the villains told the story it would be different but I also think there are some bad things that are not good at all, they have no good side. I am not saying that about dragons. I would love to find out they were much more than the ones Tolkein knew about. A hero dragon or a shy one who wanted to just live and be left alone is possible, I hope. I would like to think so.
In real life (though a part of me believes in fantasy worlds) I have met actual bad people with no good in them. There are not many, most of us have everything inside us, if we are really honest and in different moments are nice or awful. Life is hard and complicated. But there really are evil people. I wish there were not but it's childish of me.
Luckily the really bad are rare and you are making me think there could be good dragons and if there are, maybe they have helped keep people safe from some very bad things. Thank you for writing about them.