Throughout the beginning chapters of The Gilda Stories, it was often debated weather or not Gilda was truly good, or if she was an evil vampire. She showed many acts of compassion and humanity such as sparing the life of Samuel despite the urging of Eleanor. She also formed deep rooted bonds with many individuals including Bird, Julius, Effie, and many others. She also, however, provided evidence of being a evil as well. Gilda took the life of one of the men who attacked her and also fed on people by taking somewhat of an advantage of them and not leaving a fair trade in return for her taking of blood.
In the final chapters of The Gilda Stories, it becomes clearly evident that Gilda is, in fact inherently good. The first way she showed this was by restraining herself from killing Vampire Hunters that wanted nothing more than to capture and exploit her amazing powers. She could have easily done this, however, she did not even have the desire to, as she has not wanted to kill anyone since she was a human girl. Also, she turned a woman into a vampire who was attempting for very selfless reasons. This woman had no family life to speak of, and Gilda new she was turning her for the good of this woman. Finally, Gilda made the decision to stay on Earth even though the planet was failing. She decided this because it was the home that which she was made and she is not ready to see it die.
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