Interview With A Vampire

When discussing "Interview with a Vampire" I feel the most interesting character I am urged to discuss is Claudia. Claudia is a supremely original character, I haven't seen the likes of (or at least, done properly) in a long time. As she is an adult trapped in the body of a 5 year old girl, the main characters have a hard time differentiating treating her as a child, as her body implies, or treating her as a fellow adult, as her mind is aged. The relationship she has with the main characters (technically her two dads) is quite a unique one. She despises them both, but seems to favor Louis more. Though Louis did kill her, she seems to have a grudge with Lestat, as he is the one who cursed her with immortality in her form as a child. Louis cares for Claudia, as Lestat did give her mortality in order to manipulate Louis into staying with him, and Claudia does seem to care for him, but she longs for independence and even for her and Louis to be closer, or bond even. She is almost given her wish as Louis makes Madeline a vampire to look after Claudia, as that is most likely how independent an adult woman in a 5 year olds body can get, but her wish is destroyed, as Lestat kills Claudia and Madeline. Before her death, Claudia was able to forgive Louis for killing her. I believe Claudia is a well thought, complex character, who has many layers and has gone through a rather unique experience, causing psychological stunting and damage.