The Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice Theme Blog

Focus: Determine theme/ analyze its development throughout the novel.

The Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice is about a man, of too much human nature, becoming and coping with being a blood feeding vampire in the past centuries. He tells about his experiences in an interview with a human in the 20th century. 

The themes in the story are coming of age, courage, effects of the past, manipulation, need for change, obligation, perseverance, quest for knowledge, revenge, seizing the moment, etc. In the story he faces many challenges not only from the changes in time century to century but from the other vampires he's involved with. His main challenge is, the harsh and uncaring emotionally scarred, Lestat.

Lestat is a huge catalyst of conflict in the story. He forces our main character to change and to grow up as well as gain courage and get revenge for all the years of suffering. Lestat is not only a problem himself but he made problems. He made a vampire out of an innocent girl in a family ruined by plague. He forced a woman to be forever stuck in a child's body just so that he would have the obligation to stay with him. The setting also affected the themes in The Interview with the Vampire. The setting in The Interview with the Vampire was constantly changing. This forced the main character to change as well according to current times. These conflicts and characters influenced the themes greatly.

I commented on Brimady's Blog, Evelyn's Blog, Kezia's Blog, and Sophia M.'s Blog. 

1st Quarter Reflections

During the year I have changed a lot. I've learned a lot of new skills in my 1st quarter classes. In this blog you'll learn how I've changed.

My 40 Book Challenge is a factor that changed my tastes in books. In the past I would have stuck with fiction and fantasy. But the 40 Book Challenge had requirements that made me read in a variety of genres. The genres were classics, poetry, informational books, historical, etc. So far I've read 4 and 1/2 books. 

In 6 grade I was a blogger in my reading class. This year I'm also blogging and it's had an effect on me. Blogging has made me a better writer because I'm practicing writing with every letter, word, sentence, and paragraph I write. I've learned how to be creative with restrictions and set topics. 

During all my years in school my teachers have given me many strategies that are very useful. For example when testing they tell me to read the questions before I read essays. They also tell me to have a clear and detailed schedule because time management is important. When trying to commit something to memory I've been told to relate things to events or things in my long-term memory. These strategies have helped me throughout this first quarter.

In my reading class researching is an necessary tool. Every day we use this strategy and skill to find the answers to our questions. In the past I thought that I had great researching skills but in this class I see people with true researching skills. Learning new ways to research things and learning new formatting has helped me improve my researching skills. 

This year many new things have been included as a weekly homework event. For example we have to write down our spelling words on quizlet and a sheet of paper along with roots and examples. One thing that I'm glad we have is the AOW or our Article of the Week. In the past I wasn't aware of world news unless someone else informed me about it. With the AOW I'm learning and understanding world problems like refugees and new laws or intentions by people with high rank around the world. I hope to keep on task and keep changing for the better this year.

Blog for Week: 10/27/15, 2015, The Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice

Questions: 

How does your character change throughout the book due to elements of a story?

Pages: 342 

Genre: Horror Fiction/ Free-Choice Read

Ratings: 3.96/5 

The book I read for my 40 book challenge is The Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice.  Its an amazing book and also an amazing movie with Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kristen Dunst,  and Antonio Banderas.  It's quite literally about a man who finds the chance to interview a vampire with an amazing story with drama, twists, and turns. 

The vampire changed throughout the whole book, as he shared in his experienced. He was forced to changed because of his becoming a vampire. Which his teacher described as cold blooded killers. But his warm nature stuck with him and his mercy for humans was a problem forcing him to even eat rats, dogs, and many other animals. The harsh laws and teachings from his teacher was also another problem he had to face. His teacher, Lestat, was a cold vampire who though only of killing humans and never animals. Though he had the option to save lives he completely ignored that option.  

The vampire had to change due to time. Throughout time many things changed. The vampire was once a plantation owner with slaves but he had to deal with seeing them gain independence and rights. He watched the advance in buildings, medicine, and technology. He watched the development of art, music, etc. He, with his old fashion values, had to change into a more modern viewpoint.