tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658578941824322665.post5024144997792416318..comments2013-09-08T08:26:42.119-07:00Comments on English 263: Female Hysteria and the Vampire in Victorian Lit.cmosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09749153863456661764noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658578941824322665.post-9219735762228138002013-09-08T08:26:42.119-07:002013-09-08T08:26:42.119-07:00I think your analysis of Heller's essay is int...I think your analysis of Heller's essay is interesting. I'm working on my master thesis and the topic is the question of gender and race in vampire novels Dracula and Carmilla. I'd like to read this essay but I can't find it, so I was wondering if you could help me. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388847913861640098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658578941824322665.post-57932285058723640272010-10-08T11:04:40.318-07:002010-10-08T11:04:40.318-07:00I really like your post and your analysis of the H...I really like your post and your analysis of the Heller’s essay. I think the idea about how Carmilla and Laura relate to the “nineteenth century ideal of femininity” is essential to the story, especially since Laura and Carmilla are contrasting figures if examined in this way. I think that the idea of the daughter is interesting to examine, especially when it comes to innocence. Laura’s father is compelled to protect his daughter, as not only is he protecting the idea of what is “feminine” and innocent, he is protecting her from outside forces. Of course, that also means he must protect her from hysteria -- although honestly, Laura’s father doesn’t do a very good job of protecting his daughter. <br /><br />At one point in her existence, Carmilla was also innocent. She was also a daughter herself, although obviously her father didn’t do a great job of protecting her either. This isn’t really examined in the story, as Carmilla is obviously hiding her history and ancestry. As a vampire, she is an example of what 19th century society would result if one gave into their hysteria.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016392906773069392noreply@blogger.com