8 July.--There is a method in his madness, and the rudimentary idea in my mind is growing. It will be a whole idea soon, and then, oh, unconscious cerebration, you will have to give the wall to your conscious brother.
I kept away from my friend for a few days, so that I might notice if there were any change. Things remain as they were except that he has parted with some of his pets and got a new one.
He has managed to get a sparrow, and has already partially tamed it. His means of taming is simple, for already the spiders have diminshed. Those that do remain, however, are well fed, for he still brings in the flies by tempting them with his food.
Renfield could consume human lives more directly by purchasing goods made by forced labour, in sweatshops, or from conflict resources. But he is mad, and we are the sane ones.
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Posted by: Most Significant | July 08, 2021 at 09:14 AM
Yes.
There's a tradition of using vampires and other Gothic creatures as metaphors for economics and politics.
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | July 18, 2021 at 06:27 PM
Truly, there is nothing new under the sun.
Posted by: Most Significant | July 19, 2021 at 04:51 PM
There are different ways of approaching the old stuff, though. We are creative creatures!
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | July 19, 2021 at 05:26 PM