You know that vampires suffer from an intense, eternal craving… a craving for human blood. But in Interview the Vampire, Louis is driven by something else. The primary motivation for most of Louis's actions isn't a thirst for blood; it's a thirst for knowledge.
Knowledge is a little more difficult to obtain than human blood. Want blood? Grab a poor drunk off the streets and bite his neck. Want knowledge? For Louis and Claudia, the only way to get the knowledge they want is to squeeze it out of Lestat, and he's not telling. They don't know that he's basically dumb as a rock with no knowledge to give. You can't get blood from a stone.
Questions About Wisdom and Knowledge
- Why does Lestat withhold knowledge from Louis and Claudia?
- How does the knowledge Louis gains in Paris change him?
- Why does Claudia want to know so much about vampires?