Characters From Russia, with Love (novel)

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to make bond more rounded character, fleming put further aspects of personality creation. journalist , writer matthew parker observes bond s physical , mental ennui reflection of fleming s poor health , low spirits when wrote book. following on character development of bond in previous 4 novels, fleming adds further background bond s private life, largely around home life , personal habits, bond s introduction story seeing him @ breakfast housekeeper, may. novelist raymond benson—who later wrote series of bond novels—sees aspects of self-doubt entering bond s mind soft life has been leading when introduced in book. benson identifies bond s fear when flight istanbul encounters severe turbulence storm, , notes bond s apparent nervousness when first meets romanova; seems concerned , guilty mission. other characters in book developed, according benson. considers head of turkish office, darko kerim bey, 1 of fleming s more colourful characters ; kerim similar type of dependable , appealing ally fleming created quarrel (in live , let die) , colombo (in short story risico ). parker considers kerim antidote bond s lethargy, while essayist umberto eco sees character having of moral qualities of villains in series, qualities used in support of bond.

from russia, love 1 of few stories fleming in soviets main enemy, although eco considers bond s russian opponents monstrous, improbably evil seems impossible take them . fleming introduced new development him, female opponent bond, although former adversaries in series, rosa klebb described being physically repulsive, poor hygiene , gross tastes. eco—and anthony synnott, in examination of aesthetics in bond novels—consider despite klebb being female, character more akin sexually neuter individual. red grant fleming s first psychotic opponent bond, according benson. charlie higson—who later wrote young bond series—finds grant modern villain: relentless, remorseless psycho cold dead eyes of drowned man .