In the 'Vampire Diaries' series, Caroline Forbes, one of the lively and vibrant characters, decides to turn off her humanity in season 6. This drastic decision takes place right after the shocking death of her mother, Sheriff Liz Forbes.
Despite her usually optimistic persona, Caroline is unable to cope with the overwhelming grief and thus, chooses to numb her pain by shutting off her humanity. It marks a dark period in her storyline and adds an intriguing arc to the narrative.
In the television series 'The Vampire Diaries', the character Caroline Forbes is bright, cheerful, fresh and full of vigor. One of the most soul-stirring changes in this series is that certain events can fundamentally change her character. One of the most traumatic things to happen to her was that she shut off her humanity.
It's a kind of escapism off her pain and troubles. Specifically this occurs in the latter half of season 6--after episode 15, when her mother, Sheriff Liz Forbes dies. Until t0 his point in time the mother-daughter relationship is portrayed as a solid one but when Liz dies it delivers Caroline a stunning blow. No matter how hard Caroline tries to absorb her pain, in the end she cannot. In a desperate attempt to get rid of her grief, Caroline seeks to kill her human feelings.
It's an expedient that vampires frequently use in the series when they can't take human feelings any longer. Although it does help her evade the pain for a short time, it also places her In a terrible psychological emptiness--a sense of nothingness, acting against her own nature and wildly out of character which marks a significant shift for the character.
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