The Dark Gift is a term for the vampiric power. When a vampire maker bestows the power to become immortal that is transmitted through the Blood on a fledgling, that maker is offering the Dark Gift. Lestat became far more powerful and developed abilities sooner than he normal would after drinking the blood of Akasha. The intial interview scene is different, for clarity. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search.
Press ESC to cancel. Louis is also in torment about God. An event that colors his life forever is the death of his brother. His brother said he was having visions, visions that told him to "sell all our property in Louisiana [ Louis laughs at him, and his brother falls down the stairs, seemingly pushed by an invisible force.
This unexplained event—seriously, Anne Rice never explains it in this book—forces Louis to question the existence of God. On top of that, Louis himself is a vampire. Is he a creature of the devil? Is there a devil? Is there a God? When Louis tells us "there was nothing extraordinary about me whatsoever" 1. Louis, you are extraordinarily tormented. And, well… you're a vampire. In the first part of the novel, the major conflict is between Louis and his maker, Lestat.
Louis hates Lestat, and that's putting it mildly. He regards everything about Lestat with disdain. Louis respects death, whereas "Lestat felt the opposite. Or he felt nothing" 1. Louis is wracked with guilt about death; Lestat laughs at it. And although Louis is constantly worried about being guilty of egotism, he declares, "I was [Lestat's] complete superior and I had been sadly cheated in having him for a teacher" 1.
That may sound conceited, but Louis does have a point. Lestat manipulates Louis and deliberately withholds information from him. Lestat is like a ruthless slave owner who wants to prevent his slaves from becoming educated. Because when they do, the slaves revolt.
When Claudia comes along, that's what she and Louis do: they revolt against Lestat. Lestat knows all these answers, but refuses to give Claudia any insight.
She is best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles, which revolve around the central character Lestat. How old are the vampires in Interview with a Vampire? What happens to the interviewer in Interview with a Vampire? How old was Lestat When Louis turned? How was Lestat turned? When was the vampire Lestat made?
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