Description: Renfield's Diary by Roger Martin Tudor RENFIELDS DIARY Richard Morrison Renfield is an inmate at the lunatic asylum overseen by Dr. John Seward, is a difficult character to get our heads around, simply because of his abnormal psychology. Hes described as a "lunatic" and a "madman," but theres definitely method to his madness. Its never made clear how Renfield found out about Dracula, or why hes so sensitive to the vampires movements. Nor are we told where Renfields strange obsession with becoming immortal by absorbing and consuming other lives came from. He suffers from delusions which compel him to eat living creatures in the hope of obtaining their life-force for him. He starts by consuming flies, then develops a scheme of feeding the flies to spiders, and the spiders to birds, in order to accumulate more and more life. When denied a kitten to accommodate the birds, he eats the birds himself. Doctor John Seward diagnoses him as a "zoophagous maniac". As it turns out, his compulsion for eating living beings derives from his association with Count Dracula, whom he serves, and the resultant belief that he can extend his life by draining the life force of others, as a vampire does. Ultimately persuaded to betray Dracula to the forces led by van Helsing, he is killed as punishment. By the end of his life, though, Renfield becomes more sympathetic - he seems sincerely to like Mina when she comes to visit (who doesnt like Mina?), and hes worried that shell be hurt when Dracula comes, so he warns her to leave (although he doesnt tell her why). Then, after Dracula starts drinking Minas blood, Renfield tries to stop him from entering the house again. What makes Renfield change his mind? Is it purely selfish, because he wants Dracula to make him a vampire, and not Mina? Or does he really pity Mina, and feel sorry for having let Dracula into the house? In short, Renfield is something of a puzzle. Of course, thats not surprising - Renfield is a puzzle to his doctor, Jack Seward, and we only ever hear about Renfield from Dr. Sewards journal entries. How might the story be different if we were somehow able to access Renfields journal entries, or hear his point of view from another source? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Roger Martin Tudor is bipolar and has had personal experience of mental hospitals. During his stays, he has learned from nurses and patients and has developed stories based on what they have told him. In all cases, sources have been heavily disguised in order to protect true identities. Details ISBN1500984817 Author Roger Martin Tudor Short Title RENFIELDS DIARY Pages 68 Language English ISBN-10 1500984817 ISBN-13 9781500984816 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-11-08 Subtitle The Dracula Companion Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93315961;
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