Laura Spielsdorf
Narrator and protagonist, a young woman living in a secluded castle.
Core Belief
"Laura initially believes in the inherent goodness of people and the safety of her sheltered existence, but this belief is shattered by her experiences with Carmilla, leading her to question the nature of reality and the existence of evil."
Worldview
Laura's worldview is initially limited by her isolation and lack of experience, but it expands as she encounters Carmilla and becomes exposed to a darker, more complex reality. She struggles to reconcile her romantic ideals with the presence of evil in the world.
Personality
Laura is initially naive and sheltered, easily swayed by Carmilla's charm and attention. She possesses a romantic sensibility and a growing curiosity about the world, but also displays a certain passivity and vulnerability to external influences.
In Their Own Words
"“I am now going to tell you something so strange that it will require all your faith in my veracity to believe my story. It is not only true, nevertheless, but truth of which I have been an eyewitness.”"
"“In truth I felt rather unaccountably towards the beautiful stranger. I did feel, as she said, 'drawn towards her,' but there was also something of repulsion. In this ambiguous feeling, however, the sense of attraction immensely prevailed. She interested and won me; she was so beautiful and so indescribably engaging.”"
"“I write all this you suppose with composure. But far from it; I cannot think of it without agitation. Nothing but your earnest desire so repeatedly expressed, could have induced me to sit down to a task that has unstrung my nerves for months to come, and reinduced a shadow of the unspeakable horror which years after my deliverance continued to make my days and nights dreadful, and solitude insupportably terrific.”"
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