Gomez gives a very interesting perspective on vampires in her book that was very different for me. Most of the vampire books that I have read, or vampire movies that I have seen portray vampires as evil and malicious--and occasionally there are stories about vampires as "lost souls" but there is always this 'secret' part of them that they try to hide that is this evil monster inside that most of them cannot control. So, seeing Gomez write about these kinds of vampires--acting so normal and human is a new twist. Her vampires are kind, and clearly don't wish people harm--more than any human.
The passage we read in class was interesting, and the discussion that followed, because really, how can you make drinking blood from humans, humane? I'm sure there is no easy way to go about asking, or taking in such a way that you aren't being a total monster. I do believe though, that what she is doing is wrong, that taking blood the way she does isn't right, it isn't fair, but on the flip side, it's not really her fault that she has to drink blood for survival. If there is one thing about all living creatures that is sure, it's that survival is hard wired into our DNA and we fight for that about all else, so I can't blame her for doing what she does because it is who she is.
Allison Weening, Post 2
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