Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a story many brush off as satire or a work of boredom written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Many might argue that this story was such, a mere work of fan fiction. However, the commentary Smith provides proves otherwise. Throughout the story, Smith uses symbolism, metaphors, and research to create such a magnificent and gaudy commentary of slave owners, population growth, dissray of morals, and civil war tensions that once read, many can never think of vampires the same way, nor Americans the same way. As Smith reveals the inhumanity of humans in the Civil War era through such symbolism and allusion that many cannot even begin to fathom the many underlying themes and messages that this story foretells. The most hammered
…show more content…
As said in the earliest chapters on the book, Abraham Lincoln grew up in a time where he saw his town’s population almost double. Furthermore, he also noted at how murders and crime became increasingly common as the population grew. So, not only is Smith offering an explanation of the abuse of slaves, he is also offering an explanation of the decreasing morales of a population. As more people came, more poverty arose, as did more crime. However, as Abraham Lincoln put it, with so many crimes happening, how would every single one be looked into> This is an interesting question to look into, especially given the fact that even without this abundance of crime, slave’s, who make up almost half of the population of America, deaths will scarcely be looked into regardless of the nature of such a crime. Smith shows that overpopulation leads to crime with more or less an actual punishment. This could actually be compared to Thomas Malthus and his theory of population. However, instead of our resources being depleted as stated by Malthus, ethics will diminish among mankind. Even now, as our population grows steadily, we see crime rate at an all time high. Could Smith actually be paralleling the Civil War Era’s population growth to our own in the 21st century? If so, not only does Smith show readers how dangerous this could be in the olden days, but also our own technology-stricken
As said in the earliest chapters on the book, Abraham Lincoln grew up in a time where he saw his town’s population almost double. Furthermore, he also noted at how murders and crime became increasingly common as the population grew. So, not only is Smith offering an explanation of the abuse of slaves, he is also offering an explanation of the decreasing morales of a population. As more people came, more poverty arose, as did more crime. However, as Abraham Lincoln put it, with so many crimes happening, how would every single one be looked into> This is an interesting question to look into, especially given the fact that even without this abundance of crime, slave’s, who make up almost half of the population of America, deaths will scarcely be looked into regardless of the nature of such a crime. Smith shows that overpopulation leads to crime with more or less an actual punishment. This could actually be compared to Thomas Malthus and his theory of population. However, instead of our resources being depleted as stated by Malthus, ethics will diminish among mankind. Even now, as our population grows steadily, we see crime rate at an all time high. Could Smith actually be paralleling the Civil War Era’s population growth to our own in the 21st century? If so, not only does Smith show readers how dangerous this could be in the olden days, but also our own technology-stricken