Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis / Jane Austen

their achilles heels cut the way slaves' were cut. the monstrous racist caricatures drawn. louis depicted as a violent, unstable, and predatory man. not allowing them to speak. the abuser crying about his loneliness as the entire crowd cries with him. louis begging on his knees and telling lestat he'll never leave him, will do whatever he wants, will always be happy, if he just turns claudia. even when lestat admits his faults the crowd sides with him. armand saying lestat took the pieces of louis life and reframed them to build an effigy to lestat as if he didn't do the exact same. claudia telling lestat and louis it was never about her. "i could not prevent it" as he controls an entire crowd. claudia singing "i dont like windows when they close" as she dies. louis buried in rocks and the rocks in the dubai penthouse. the absence of metaphor is striking.

Ending is sad: ouch

Ending is happy: nice

Ending is bittersweet: I'm going to think about this every day for the rest of my life

Celebrity Barbies → Icons of Music Series

↳ Part 1 Featuring:

Dolly Parton, “The Queen of Country Music”

Patti Smith, “The Godmother of Punk

Stevie Nicks, “The Queen of Rock”

Madonna, “The Queen of Pop

Patti LuPone, “The Queen of Broadway”

Joan Baez, “The Queen of Folk”

PUNK IS WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY THAT IRRITATES PEOPLE WHO ARE USED TO HAVING TOTAL CONTROL. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

never tell me the odds ☀️

florence welch’s hands

David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, performing at Earl’s Court. 1973.