Description: Renfield's Diary by Roger Martin Tudor Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 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? 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 ISBN 1500984817 ISBN-13 9781500984816 Title Renfield's Diary Author Roger Martin Tudor Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 68 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:93315961; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN: 9781500984816
Book Title: Renfield's Diary : the Dracula Companion
Number of Pages: 68 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Horror
Publication Year: 2014
Item Height: 0.2 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 8.2 Oz
Author: Roger Tudor
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
