Why does she need to be invited in?
I didn't understand this part which I think is the most important. Why you must invite her to come in before she gets into a room or a house?
share"I didn't understand this part which I think is the most important. Why you must invite her to come in before she gets into a room or a house?" - angham
Eli is a vampire, and as such, requires an invitation from someone that lives there in order to enter a home. It is classic vampire lore.
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Eli is a vampire, and as such, requires an invitation from someone that lives there in order to enter a home. It is classic vampire lore.
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And as part of the lore, I think it lends itself to the idea of a kind of seduction by the vampire.
shareBut more symbolically, in the case of this story, Oskar inviting Eli into his home is the same as him inviting Eli into his life. As well as tying in to the title, as in, letting the right one in (to your heart).
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Right, Jammer. JAL respects the lore, but he turns it on its head to good effect. Both children have to decide to let the right one into their life. This is so clear when Oskar invites Eli into his bedroom and his bed for the innocent reason of they just want to be together.
shareOskar does answer, "No," when Eli climbs into his bed naked and bloody and asks, "Is this gross?" but I don't recall his having been in any way invited there by Oskar.
share"Oskar does answer, "No," when Eli climbs into his bed naked and bloody and asks, "Is this gross?" but I don't recall his having been in any way invited there by Oskar." - SaliceMcD
There is a conversation with Eli outside the window where he says "You have to say I can come in", or words to that effect.
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I think I remember that conversation, just not in conjunction with E's getting into bed with O. It's been a while! But I'm sure you're right.
share"I think I remember that conversation, just not in conjunction with E's getting into bed with O" - SaliceMcD
Ah. Eli wasn't directly invited into Oskar's bed, you are correct. I misread your post, I thought you were referring to Eli being invited into Oskar's room.
Although, once in, Oskar didn't reject Eli, but accepted his presence.
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In all fairness, No, you didn't misread my post. When I wrote "there," I was referring to the room, not the bed, specifically. So you're absolutely right!
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