![]() This can be supposed to be the result of a male dominated society in which decisions of any importance were solely those of the head male of the structure. It may seem strange to a contemporary audience that a mature woman would need her father to schedule a play date. The intentions of this meeting are in hopes of a friendship between Laura and Bertha. For instance, Laura and her father are anticipating the arrival of General Spielsdorf and his niece Bertha (249). Laura reveals that she was 19 years old when she began her involvement with Carmilla.Įven though Laura’s age is known from early on in the story, it proved difficult to imagine her as an adult. The result of this analysis is to provide an understanding of how a story as provocative as Carmilla still adheres to the societal moral codes for women of the time. ![]() In this response to the first nine chapters of Carmilla, I am going to address the characteristics Laura and Carmilla that develop perceptions of their moral and socially regulated conduct. Tensions raise though the scenes as we begin to consider Carmella’s involvement in Laura’s illness. ![]()
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