Waves

"And Hofmanstahal, vampire or not, was an interesting conversationalist"


The human behavior that we see illustrated in "Share Alike" is candid and satirical. They end up bonding in a sudo-sexual symbiotic relationship that Craig thoroughly enjoys and even revels in the thought of the intimate act. His conversion from repulsion to appreciation of Hofmanstahal's vampire needs and his swing back to repulsion are solely guided by society. Craig's rejection of their newly developed relationship is a product of what he thinks the Navy men and also his father would think of him, showing that no matter how dire the situation is, society still guides people's actions. His father's disgusted face floats above them in the night, a sign of familial dissent that he has experienced in the past. Craig realizes when he pushes Eric into the water that he has symbolically lost what he cared for in turn for the approval of others, which is something that everybody faces in life, no matter what your lifestyle.

Is Craig a victim of society or conformity?