Week 2 - Chap 1&2

In The Gilda Stories Gilda herself should not be placed in the same light that the majority of people see vampires in as she both does not act like them and does not think like them. The story brings us to this a bit at a time, introducing part-by-part that these vampires are not the standard ones we are used to. It does so by taking (the new) Gilda in from slavery, helping her and introducing her to them. It then shows that even though she needs blood to survive, she gives back to them in return in the form of good dreams and giving them suggestions to help them in the future, therefore hopefully repenting for taking someones blood without their consent. After we have gotten used to the idea of this type of vampire Eleanor is introduced in the light as most of the vampires we have all heard of, driving a large wedge in-between Gilda and what we used to perceive as "all vampires" in our thoughts.