Vampires

of gothic vampiric fiction. The 19th century English Literature exploits the theme of vampirism in order to explore an alternative concept of female sexuality and gender roles. The symbolic representation of female sexuality associated with the vampire character of Carmilla can be viewed as le fanu’s effort to embody the ideals of his society with regards to female sexuality and female emancipation and its consequences. This exploration of homosexuality was both controversial and unprecedented…

She is physically the same still beautiful and healthy as if it was before she had gotten sick. She begins to prove that she is a vampire, she begins taking children and drinking their blood. Before she became a vampire she was very pleasant and people adored her, but after she turned into a vampire she became more vulgar and wasn’t kind like Lucy was. Lucy said, “Come to me, Arthur. Leave these others and come to me. My arms are hungry for you. Come, and we can…

called a friend. He was just a tasty morsel. Any vampire worth his wings would chew off his head as soon as look at him“ (47).Harvey thought to himself what has wendell ever done for me why should I spare him he wants me to die. Harvey wasn’t thinking, oh he’s just scared, he was thinking wendell is being selfish why shouldn’t I kill him.The second reason why harvey is evil is he loves being a vampire.When Harvey is chasing wendell while he’s a vampire the harvey says to himself.Harvey knew he'd…

person left is you. You have nothing and no one to keep you company. This reality is displayed in the novel I Am Legend which was written by Richard Matheson in 1954. It is about a man named Robert Neville. He is left alone in a world filled with vampires. He struggles to survive as they treat him as prey. The movie adaptation, also I Am Legend, was directed by Francis Lawrence and released in 2007. It is very similar to the book, however it does have its differences. In the movie, Robert is a…

This description of the vampire also follows the theme of good versus evil, since a snake is generally used as a symbol for evil. Readers also find out that Count Dracula is extremely pale and has eyes that glow red. “His eyes were positively blazing. The red light in them was lurid…

written by Stephanie Meyers. The story of Bella Swan the human from Forks in which could resemble hell, and Edward Collins, the vampire that she falls in love with draws many parallels with the myth of Persephone. Bella much like Persephone was condemned to hell for a given period of time and whisked away by a man living in the shadows who softened up to her. Edward, the vampire who lured Bella to him resembles Hades who does the same with Persephone. Having the same main character traits as the…

heard it, along with the wolf. I saw red glowing eyes approach and saw that it was the same vampire that was chasing…

Originating in Greek mythology, werewolves have been depicted as some of the most aggressive monsters in history. The tale of the first werewolf, then called “Lycaon” is found in Homer’s The Iliad. The beast, portrayed as a half-man half-wolf, highlights aggression and primitive instincts in humanity. Though rarely provoked, nearly every modern account of werewolf sightings involve the beast attempting to attack witnesses. Whether these sightings are fact or fiction, society has a fascination…

In today’s modern society women’s literature seems to be fascinated with the romance of abnormal couples. As we all know the popular book series of Twilight sparked the world’s fascination of vampires and the romance of a mortal teenage woman and a forever young teenage vampire. Throughout the books it follows the semi-love triangle of three teens Bella, Edward, Jacob and forbidden love. For three out of the four books it is written through the thoughts and emotions of Bella point of view and…

stupid. How could I not capture the scent of a Pureblood? After him, I should've been able to respond the smell of a true blood vampire. Even my own father was a Pureblood. I had even seen Amar use his power on Kamini! Of course,…