Max Vitagliano Monsters in Literature/ Per. 8 Dracula Essay Topic: Bram Stoker’s Symbolism of Blood With Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, the simple idea of blood is seen to be more complex as he likes to apply many themes of symbolism to the idea of blood. This idea of symbolism for blood can be seen for most of the characters in the novel as blood seems to affect all of the characters in a certain way. Two of the most important symbolic ideas for blood in Bram Stoker’s novel would be the idea of blood representing sex and also can represent the ideas of lust. As will be shown, mostly the ideas of symbolism for blood will center on the actions done to and by the characters.
Uses and Gratifications of Vampire Fiction The way that audiences have consumed vampire fiction has changed dramatically over the years and with it, so has the reason why people watch vampire fiction and become involved in the vampire world. Personal identity has become a large part of why people watch vampire fiction as the modern, deeply personal story lines connect with audiences in a way that traditional vampire films such as Dracula or Nosferatu never did. Audiences, particularly teens choose to insert themselves into the world of vampires to distinguish themselves as an individual. The most recent example of this, is the Twilight Saga. Twilight has integrated itself as a part of modern teen culture in a way that could only be rivalled by the likes of Buffy.
Serial killers drive has been debated since people have started studying them, But there are a few commonalities in which they do agree upon. And the first is the sexual drive for which they murder. They might say it differently in different research but from what I understood when reading them that killers differ dramatically in what they think is either womanhood or what attracts them to the person. Just because serial killers have differences in the people that they murder does not mean that they dont act and think alike. One of the concerns of serial killers is free will.
Thanks to modern conveniences of mainstream media, the clash between the monsters of human imagination are at the forefront of modern fanfare. The two focal points of this subculture are none other than vampires and zombies. They have been popularized now by hit TV shows and movies. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences of both creatures and how mainstream media has affected them. I will examine what they were in the works of written fiction to what they have become in live action fiction and modern literary works.
Though he loves Mina, he still longs to be with the sisters. The aggression and eroticism of the female vampires are qualities that men fanaticize about. Harker’s arousal and disgust for the women vampires exhibits the conflict of a male’s physical cravings and the norms and values that society has enforced on
Why Do People Love Horror Movies? For years people have been scared senseless by horror movies, yet we continue to watch them. Horror movies are extremely popular throughout society today. But what is it about a good scary movie that makes us decide to go to the movies and see the new “Friday the 13th” movie and not “When Harry Met Sally?” Maybe it’s the rather eventful way a horror movie portrays the night life, or the feeling you get in your chest when you clearly know someone is about to die, or even the raw sex appeal a horror movie depicts to both men and women. The night life portrayed in a horror movie is definitely more lively than that of the life many of us live every day.
Introduction: Many people believe that vampires come from the same place. Some think vampires are a myth. Most people think of vampires as mean, scary, blood sucking creatures that only come out on Halloween Night. That is not true. Vampires are actually half human and half vampire.
Culture has been changing and adapting over the years and movies, music and literature have been a huge part of that. Zombies are no exclusions and are not just another type of genre of literature, for some it has became a way of life. Several people believe that one day there might actually be a zombie apocalypse and it will be the end of the world, as we know it. Books like Max Brook’s Zombie Survival Guide have helped in this undead following. For those who do believe they can pick up this book and it will be sure to assist in their
(Foster 16) Although in many cases evil does have to do with sex such as rape, I don’t believe it has everything to do with sex. During the Victorian era when all of these vampire stories were emerging in literature, Foster writes that since they couldn’t directly write about sex and sexuality, they found ways of transforming those taboo subjects and issues into other forms. (Foster 17) This may be true however he goes on to say that even today people write about vampires, ghosts, and werewolves to symbolize something that will imply something sexual. Since I was an avid reader of Twilight, I will have to defend my beloved novel and say it wasn’t all just about sex. There was evil in it but it wasn’t about some creepy old guy that wanted to take a young girl’s virginity.
Horror films are made to give people a thrill seeking feeling by its mental act. These movies are mostly unreal but others are true stories based on someone’s real life. What kind of feeling people have from watching a scary movie may differ. According to the article “Horror movies: Why people love them” by Leslie Fink, one of the reasons we watch so many scary movies is because of the thrill it gives us and how it brings the primal behavior to assess threat levels. Just because someone has a strong desire to watch horror films doesn’t mean they are complete freaks because many just love the adrenaline rush that these types of movies give off.