Thursday, May 10, 2012

Vampires Over Time

Vampires have changed so much over time. First we had the scary Dracula who was always out for peoples blood. However, we did not stay with this form of vampires. Instead, we changed them to be hippies in the lost boys, non-talking beasts in I Am Legend, and sparkling god like creatures in Twilight. There is one aspect about them, however, that has not changed and cannot change in order for them to be considered a vampire. They are still the same unnaturally creature that has to feed on blood.

Do we justify the behavior of a vampire by making them appealing and vegetarians? I think we have deluded ourselves into thinking that a blood sucking monster, that has always been freaky in the past, could change into something that a human could ever be with. Have we changed the character of the vampire so much that we no longer see the reality of who they are?

1 comment:

  1. This actually makes sense to me and I understand what you are saying. It's like we changed something just to make it acceptable in society.
    -Bria B.

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