Anne Rice aided in the development of
the vampire, from a macho monster to an emotional male archetypes in
her novel Interview with the Vampire. This is quite the leap
from previous horrific illustration of vampires. Bram Stoker depicts
his vampire to be a creature of deception and dark blood. Vampires
from early 20th century are on a mission to toy with
humans for their own pleasure. They could careless about hurting
peoples feelings. Present day vampires from series such as Twilight
are given human characteristics, they crave companionship and life.
Only way vampires from Twilight are dangerous because they break
hearts. If Dracula were to encounter Edward Cullen, he would be
repulsed by the development of his kind and would call him a fairy.
The vampire role has shifted from being the villain to being the
beloved hero. Vampires used to represent the fear and realities of
society, now they entertain our fantasies and aid us in forgetting
our daily problems. Instead of being a villain and stealing the
hero's lover, the vampire is now the hero and the girl instantly
falls in love with him.
Coincidently, its been a rather
vampiresque week in my household, between watching True Blood and
discussing their supplementary book the Sookie Stackhouse series by
Charlaine Harris. I found the television series to be more dramatic
and shocking compared to the books. The books were milder and much
more romantic. Yet its over the top and risque compared to Bram
Stoker, which was considered to be pushing the envelope for its time.
Popular literature today is written for profit rather than its art.
Media is all about entertainment and giving people everything they
want to see, sex and gore. The characters in these vampire show all
show pain and are yearning for a companion, but miserably fail or
have a monstrous struggle. Modern day vampires are like humans
running around raging for sex. People strive for love and go on this
life mission fighting with it. People want to have love but are to
selfish to give into it; to be loved rather than to love is current
generation mindset. We live in a world of now, mass production, and
easily accessible information but consequently a world of waste and a
disposable society. Once something no longer satisfies us, we
immediately dispose of it and just as quickly find something else to
give us our fill. Our country might claim to be independent, but we
are still dependent on something else to make us happy. People are
becoming the vampire, sucking the joy and happiness on a source, then
swiftly trashing it.
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