Böll's villains are the figures of authority in government, business, the mainstream media, and the Church, whom he castigates, sometimes humorously, sometimes acidly, for what he saw as their conformism, lack of courage, self-satisfied attitude, and abuse of power.
Böll's villains are the figures of authority in government, business, the mainstream media, and the Church, whom he castigates, ,sometimes humorously, sometimes acidly, for what he saw as their conformism, lack of courage, self-satisfied attitude and abuse of power.