I didn't grow up in a religious environment either - but Catholic upbringing is such an integral part of Louis, you can't really understand the character and his motivations without taking that into account. I think it is incredibly difficult for him to resist Lestat in any way - but he still does, and the reason for that is precisely his warped Catholic conscience.;) You have to realize that deep down, all devout Catholics are quite masochistic, and they wallow in their spiritual torment and feelings of guilt with reckless abandon...:P So yes, I believe Louis is capable of such ridiculous and pointless sacrifice, even if he thinks it might prove his undoing - which is precisely what makes Lestat so angry. After all, he has tried to "shake Louis out of it" for centuries - and still, it hasn't worked...
looking at it from Louis' p.o.v., I wouldn't be able to refuse Lestat "what he wants just because he wants it."
Me neither. Hands down. But then, I am not Catholic.:P
he's almost in a constant state of refusal, and whenever he gives in, it's worth so much more!
Oh yes. It totally is.:D
Maharet did keep in touch with her family, but that was centuries after she "died". None of those distant relatives she visited had known her as a mortal woman. It was easy for her to create this mysterious "benefactor aunt" persona from afar. And if someone got too close and started to wonder, she was powerful enough to mess with their memories. Also, she grew up in a world where magic and the supernatural were considered perfectly "normal" phenomena that nobody ever questioned. She probably never thought: "wow, I am this thing that shouldn't even exist". But she had also been around long enough to understand how people's perceptions of all this phenomena have changed over the ages. And I think her motivations for keeping track of her family tree were different from those of "young" vampires who simply missed their mortal families or companions. She was caring and interested, but also detached in a scholarly way - as only someone used to long centuries of loneliness could possibly be... She didn't crave or create close personal bonds with mortals - until Jesse... and we all know how THAT ended...:P
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Date: 2013-08-22 01:17 am (UTC)looking at it from Louis' p.o.v., I wouldn't be able to refuse Lestat "what he wants just because he wants it."
Me neither. Hands down. But then, I am not Catholic.:P
he's almost in a constant state of refusal, and whenever he gives in, it's worth so much more!
Oh yes. It totally is.:D
Maharet did keep in touch with her family, but that was centuries after she "died". None of those distant relatives she visited had known her as a mortal woman. It was easy for her to create this mysterious "benefactor aunt" persona from afar. And if someone got too close and started to wonder, she was powerful enough to mess with their memories. Also, she grew up in a world where magic and the supernatural were considered perfectly "normal" phenomena that nobody ever questioned. She probably never thought: "wow, I am this thing that shouldn't even exist". But she had also been around long enough to understand how people's perceptions of all this phenomena have changed over the ages. And I think her motivations for keeping track of her family tree were different from those of "young" vampires who simply missed their mortal families or companions. She was caring and interested, but also detached in a scholarly way - as only someone used to long centuries of loneliness could possibly be... She didn't crave or create close personal bonds with mortals - until Jesse... and we all know how THAT ended...:P