Response to "Bloody Chamber"

I thought this story was very interesting. I was confused at some parts and didn't quite understand the "moral" of the story, but it kept me intrigued throughout. What I thought was interesting about this story was the transistion from such an innocent little girl to a hardened woman in the end. I was also drawn in by the underlying "evilness" of the count. At first he seems like a worldly guy, but right away you get weird vibes from his character. Throughout the story you begin to realize that there is something really dark about him, starting from the girl's description of his appearance and building up to where she finally finds the tortured bodies of his ex wives. This story really makes me think about how I can give readers underlying emotions about the charcters in my own stories.