In my current place in “The Vampire
Lestat” there’s lots of controversy amongst the vampires and how they should
govern themselves and live. Lestat, who’s a young fledgling, has no mentor to
teach him the ways of the vampires in the 17th century.
He
walks amongst the mortals deceiving them, enjoying the nights of Paris with
them. He is then joined by his mother who also enjoys living a life of luxury amongst
the mortals. Whereas the vampire of old (The original coven of Paris) stay in
the deepest caverns of the graveyard covered in rags, starving, worshipping Satan,
the dark prince. They see Lestat and his mother as outlaws a blasphemous, since
they not only walk amongst the mortals they also walk into churches and other
holy places.
The fear
of “holy places” is a common detail in many of vampire folklore for example “Vampires
are potentially immortal, but they do have a few weaknesses. They can be
destroyed by a stake through the heart, fire, beheading and direct sunlight,
and they are wary of crucifixes, holy water and garlic. Vampires don't cast a
reflection, and they have superhuman strength.” ( for more facts go to http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/vampire.htm
) but Ann Rice challenges this by giving her vampires reflections and the
ability to be near holy objects and even to posses them.
The
other vampires would never step foot in these places fearing god’s wrath
against them. They capture Lestat and his mother and take them to their underground
home to punish them for breaking sacred vampire law. While they lead them to
the deepest catacomb, Lestats very presence struck fear in them, they backed
away cowering from him. Lestat demands
why they live like this when there’s so much opportunity out there he questions
their faith asking them if it’s real worth living the way they are. The leader
says that there ways have been this way for years a nd cannot be changed by a
single outlaw preaching for a new order.
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