- Countess Geschwitz, despite her selflessness on Lulu's account, is left despondent by the end since Lulu never gives her anything in return. When Jack the Ripper kills them both, the Countess declares with her last breath her eternal love for Lulu, regardless of whether Lulu will ever reciprocate her feelings.
- Lulu herself is pretty tragic, considering what can be extrapolated about her history. What can be certain about her is that she is a former street urchin and flower seller whose father figure, Schigolch, very likely introduced her to sexuality when she was a child. Dr. Schön then "rescues" her from the streets when she is twelve years of age and raises her with his own son, Alwa, but at the same time has sex with her on a regular basis. Lulu, who is only about 18 when Jack murders her (15 when the play begins), is constantly pursued by men who want her body for their pleasure. And she shows little concern for them but plays with them and goes along with them, seductive but disturbingly child-like, never mind that she seems to enjoy herself. Only Countess Geschwitz lacks an ulterior motive with her. For all of Lulu's questionable actions, she is just a young girl. Treated like a whore from the beginning, her story is effectively that of an abused child whose eventual "fall" into prostitution is nothing but a realization of her true plight all along. Rather than a femme fatale, she is very much a product of the corruption around her; a target for the lust, rage and frustration of others and blamed for their delusions and weaknesses in ways that are even more shocking given that she's only a teenager.
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