Interview With The Vampire Vs. The Vampire Diaries

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istiana Mihai
PMA2620
Comparative Essay
Interview with the Vampire vs. The Vampire Diaries

Throughout their history, undead beings have proven to be highly adaptable, and their development reflects their epochal association in a variety of ways. The vampire, as one of these undead creatures, combines in itself many myths, fears and also desires. He is repulsive and attractive as a complex being of terror. The vampire myth contains a biting irony, as the myth itself cannot be killed, and instead after each stagnation has experienced an even stronger boom. Whenever we think we’ve seen and experienced everything when it comes to vampires, movies like A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night surprise us yet again. The vampire not only haunts all literary …show more content…

He is decadently elegant, not overly muscular, but still unusually strong. His skin is flawless, his hair and clothes are perfect. In modern words: The vampire is surrounded by a metrosexual aura. The beautiful vampire Louis, from Interview with the Vampire, is the most human of all vampires at that time. He embodies loneliness, melancholy and charisma. He has feelings, thoughts and worries that he cannot turn off and because of which he cannot become a full-fledged vampire. He tries to drink animal blood, but he is still subject to temptation. His human appearance, his struggling with destiny, allows viewers to identify with him. Louis' monstrosity lies only in his state of …show more content…

Stefan, who looks just like other teens at his school, takes over the role of protector. He is the hero of the series and, next to Elena, the only one who can restrain his evil, eccentric brother Damon for a while. Elena is a heroine as well, similar to Mina from Bram Stoker’s Dracula: a femme forte that develops a maternal instinct, and therefore tries to protect the one she loves. She voluntarily wants to sacrifice herself, to save her great love Stefan, but also her family and friends, yet she consciously decides against becoming a vampire as

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