The cultural monster embodies pleasures that are usually confined within an individual due to societal standards. However, through these monsters, individual desires are revealed, intensified, and acted upon. In the book “Interview with a Vampire”, Lestat constantly acts to satisfy the desire of his sexual appetite. He does not struggle with performing immoral activities, such as killing innocent human beings, so long as he satisfies his need for blood. He also does not care what Louis, society, or anyone else thinks about the way he is acting and thus continues to act based on his impulses. Lestat symbolizes the animalistic nature present within each individual. Society restricts this urge within humans to be acted upon by the laws it puts
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She is embarrassed, dehumanized, and ridiculed. The woman is then bitten by a single vampire and this is followed by multiple vampires attacking her corpse. They essentially drain all her blood, which puts an end to their performance. The fact that this play is attended to by a room full of humans signifies the pleasure associated with fulfilling one’s desires. By witnessing this event, the monstrous side of the audience is given a safe realm of expression. The monster continues resumes to be linked to forbidden practices, in efforts to normalize and enforce them (Cohen 16). In the movie “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”, the pimp Saeed objectifies women by paying them to perform sexual acts to satisfy his erotic needs. This character uses his money as a means of power, control, and authority to ensure his sexual desires are met. Saeed symbolises the male taboo of domination over women in some cultures. The obstructive and exaggerated sexual appetite of Lestat, Armand’s show, and Saeed oversteps the boundaries set forth by each culture. These characters embody the sexual practices that must not be committed, unless it is through the body of the monster (Cohen …show more content…
The taboo incorporated with homosexuality is challenged in “Interview with a Vampire” through the relationship between Louis and Lestat. They raise their daughter Claudia together, emphasizing the existence of a family formed between two males. This is considered normal within the text and is not challenged by readers, as it is two monstrous entities that form this homo-parental family rather than two human men. Louis also experiences a resistance when Lestat attempts to integrate him into the vampire culture. The moral struggles Louis face signifies there is something human about him. By agreeing to explore in an unfamiliar world, Louis loses his sense of self-identity. This ultimately represents the consequence associated with attempting to engage in acts that his human culture does not allow for; the taboo of killing. The identity of women and their corresponding gender roles are emphasized by the Iranian vampire in “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”. The woman vampire goes against her religion by wearing an open chador and as a result, is isolated from society and is portrayed as a monstrous being. Atti also sexualizes herself in this film by the way she dresses and by selling her body. This character has no interest in forming a family, repulsing Saeed and emphasizing the importance
She is embarrassed, dehumanized, and ridiculed. The woman is then bitten by a single vampire and this is followed by multiple vampires attacking her corpse. They essentially drain all her blood, which puts an end to their performance. The fact that this play is attended to by a room full of humans signifies the pleasure associated with fulfilling one’s desires. By witnessing this event, the monstrous side of the audience is given a safe realm of expression. The monster continues resumes to be linked to forbidden practices, in efforts to normalize and enforce them (Cohen 16). In the movie “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”, the pimp Saeed objectifies women by paying them to perform sexual acts to satisfy his erotic needs. This character uses his money as a means of power, control, and authority to ensure his sexual desires are met. Saeed symbolises the male taboo of domination over women in some cultures. The obstructive and exaggerated sexual appetite of Lestat, Armand’s show, and Saeed oversteps the boundaries set forth by each culture. These characters embody the sexual practices that must not be committed, unless it is through the body of the monster (Cohen …show more content…
The taboo incorporated with homosexuality is challenged in “Interview with a Vampire” through the relationship between Louis and Lestat. They raise their daughter Claudia together, emphasizing the existence of a family formed between two males. This is considered normal within the text and is not challenged by readers, as it is two monstrous entities that form this homo-parental family rather than two human men. Louis also experiences a resistance when Lestat attempts to integrate him into the vampire culture. The moral struggles Louis face signifies there is something human about him. By agreeing to explore in an unfamiliar world, Louis loses his sense of self-identity. This ultimately represents the consequence associated with attempting to engage in acts that his human culture does not allow for; the taboo of killing. The identity of women and their corresponding gender roles are emphasized by the Iranian vampire in “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”. The woman vampire goes against her religion by wearing an open chador and as a result, is isolated from society and is portrayed as a monstrous being. Atti also sexualizes herself in this film by the way she dresses and by selling her body. This character has no interest in forming a family, repulsing Saeed and emphasizing the importance