From A Female’s Point Of View: Misogyny In Vampire Literature
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Misogyny is the mistreatment of women. Even though it can occur in
any type of literature, nothing can be so vital in making a vampire story
work the way misogyny does. Although this is true, I do plan to take a
feminist point of view by connecting the four stories that we have read
over the cou ....
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.... Madame, “she is, I almost think, the prettiest
creature I ever saw; about your age, and so gentle and
nice.” “She is absolutely beautiful,” threw in Mademoiselle,
who had peeped for a moment into the stranger’s room.(Le Fanu 83)
This quote is the first description of the attraction a person is
vulnerable to when they first look at Carmilla. When Laura encounters
Carmilla for the first time, Carmilla is sitting up in her bed by candle
light. Once again a referen ....
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