... , lives in Sunnydale and the consistently reoccurring two vampires surrounding her are named Angel and Spike is a suitable example. The names already indicate that Buffy is a handsome character, which she de facto is, and that she is secure in Sunnydale. Therefore, it is no coincidence that Angel is the one that helps Buffy and Spike is the one that already killed ... the characters of Mina Murray and Buffy Summers, astonishing similarities can be noticed. Another ancient example of a strong woman breaking out of stereotypes is a woman called Jeanne D'Arc, nicknamed "La Pucelle d'Orléan...

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... Lestat, sexual and physical desires are satisfied by the act of drinking blood. He himself relates, " I wanted Nicki. I wanted him surely as any victim I'd ever struggled with in the Ile de la Cité. I wanted his blood flowing into me, wanted its taste and its smell and its heat."" (Rice, 149). Elements of homosexuality also lace the novel. Lestat's relationship with Nicholas ... ...

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