The Very Hungry Wolf

Why is it that the wolf is always portrayed as the villain? I mean seriously, maybe the poor guy was justified in his actions. Did you ever think about that? There are many tales about "big bad" wolves that are always seen as the enemy. They are the glutinous monsters craving the meat of kind generous pigs or a wise old grandmother and her weak defenseless granddaughter in the hood...but perhaps those pigs weren't so generous, and perhaps that grandmother wasn't quite right in the head, and perhaps the girl in the hood was not so defenseless. Really, though if you take a gander here, you'll see that our poor wolf is the victim. All he wanted was just a bit of food. I mean, you can't blame a guy for being a little hungry.