The "Vampire Chronicle" by Anne Rice depicts the construction of morality in relation to the vampire culture and religion. In this book, religion is associated with moral values and ethical principles.
Instead of viewing a vampire as a mortal danger, as they were in previous literature, Rice characterizes vampires as beings with self-perception of afterlife and this gives them the ability to argue their perceptions. This changes the way we are expected to think about vampires. This novel and its development of the idea of a vampire based on self-understanding of a creature in the face of legal obligations leads us to address moral questions such as "Is it possible for a vampire to
Одной из причин столь разительных перемен вампиров обнаруживается легко: изменился ракурс. В былые времена Дракула, как угроза любому, кто с ним сталкивался, был представлен Анной Райс и дал возможность вампиру самому осознать свою судьбу и посмертие. Теперь, когда это произошло, представляются другие вопросы. Вместо обычного вопроса: "Как его лучше убить?", читатель ощущает Луи, мучимого страхом быть проклятым.
Электронная Книга «Morality and the Construction of Religion in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles» написана автором Christina Beyer в году.
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Язык: Немецкий
ISBN: 9783742783233
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One of the reasons why the Vampire has undergone extreme changes can easily be found: The perspective has changed. Whereas in former times Dracula was presented as a deathly threat to anyone who encountered him, Anne Rice gave the vampire a platform to expose his own perception of (after-)life. Having done that, the reader is now confronted with different questions. Instead of asking «How can this thing be killed most effectively?», we feel for Louis when he tortures himself with the fear of being damned. In this thesis, first of all the question if a vampire can still be read as a person will be considered. Since moral rules are generally applicable to living persons only, this question is immensely important in order to find out if Rice's protagonists are morally obliged to live according to legal laws.
