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Madeleine
Blood
In the novel, blood represents life and death, and the related moral questions that Louis considers throughout the novel. For humans, blood represents vitality and is the sustaining force of existence. For vampires, it is…
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Dolls
Claudia’s obsession with dolls represents her yearning for the normal human life she can never have. When Louis feeds on Claudia before turning her into a vampire, he describes her as “a jointless doll,”…
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Fire
Burning down buildings represents rebirth—or, perhaps more accurately, the false promise of rebirth and a fresh start for the novel’s vampire characters. As Louis moves through his life as a vampire, he and his various…
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