Presence Of Evil In The Article 'Cinderella' By Lyle H. Kendall Jr.

In his article, Lyle H. Kendall Jr gives several examples and points to prove Madeline is a vampire: her appearance, the feeling of the presence of evil presented from the household, and the experiences with her evil spirit. Although Madeline only appears a sparse three times throughout the story, Kendall describes them as “nevertheless fraught with darkly suggestive significance.” A few days after the death of Madeline someone notices “the mockery of a faint blush upon the bosom and the face, and that suspiciously lingering smile upon the lip which is so terrible in death.” The narrator notices that he feels the presence of evil. The feeling is so strong that he reigns his horse wondering if he should go inside and thinking of all the unusual