I had never thought of vampires as being the ultimate consumer until we discussed this text in class. I knew in the back of my mind that Edward from Twilight always had nice cars and was able to make purchases at his leisure, but the consumption of vampires is not just about spending money. Lestat clearly illustrates the overconsumption of materials and humans (blood).
The tendency to feed off a human and throw them to the wayside as if they are an unnecessary object, is what Lestat does best.
This overconsumption, as discussed in class, is what attracts us to the modernized vampire. I can truly say that Dracula is not my kind of vampire; I’d rather be entranced by good looks, good food and good clothes. I’d also like to applaud Rice for her linking the life of the vampire to gay culture. I think it is huge that an author was able to successfully use the outlet of the novel to call attention to a very relevant culture that was being strongly oppressed at the time.
One more thing on this book. I was a bit disturbed about Claudia’s character, mostly because I felt bad for her. She appeared to be a little girl that was sexually oppressed when really she was a grown woman stuck in a child’s body. I tried to put myself in her shoes and if I was Claudia, I would be insanely frustrated. At some points I saw her as a play thing for Louis and Lestat to dress up and play dad to. This applies to Louis specifically because he idolized youth and childhood.
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