The Complex Family Structures Displayed In Interview With The Vampire

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The Complex Family Structures Displayed in Interview with the Vampire
Family structures have become more complex as the decades pass by. The standard family unit is father, mother, and children. Now these once sound structures have turned into a complicated and confusing structure. Presently our families are exhibiting a whole new and perplexing family unit. What once was simple has developed into single parents and step families. In Anne Rice’s novel, Interview with the Vampire, these issues are camouflaged within a whirlwind of fantasy.
In the begining of the novel the “marriage” of Louis and Lestat takes place with the death of Louis’s mortal life. Their relationship together was a passionate one with many downfalls. Very similar to any couple that jumps head first into marriage without knowing the other person. They act very much like an old married couple who just can’t stand the sight of one another anymore. In order to save their marriage from Louis leaving, Lestat must find a way to make him stay. So he decides to try the you can’t leave because baby makes three attitude. “Now Lestat stood up and scooped her from the floor and came towards me. ‘She’s our daughter.’” (Rice, 93)
The family structure has now taken on a more traditional role with Lestat as a father figure and Louis as the more mother like figure and their new baby Claudia. This introduction of Claudia did keep Louis and Lestat together. They enjoyed having her around because she was like a doll to them. Louis taught her about art and literature to create a well rounded individual. Lestat taught her to kill and the art of seduction. Aside from the constant killing they were almost normal in their pursuit of their happy family. As the years passed by Claudia began to emotionally age. She was only a child in the physical respect. She began to resent Lestat for bringing her to their lifestyle. She wanted to ...