Research Paper On Dracula

The History of the Vampire Count Dracula has been the frontrunner for the modern day vampire lore and legends since being printed back in 1897, pop culture took the vampire traits from Bram Stoker’s Dracula and twisted them. In modern portrayals of vampire lore, each author chooses an original aspect from Stoker, but then creates a little bit of their own lore in the process. Count Dracula appears to be a walking corpse from the pale and gaunt visual aesthetics to the coolness of his undead skin (Stoker). In some cultures, the vampire is able to transform from the body of a human being to that of a fellow creature of the night, a bat. In the novel Dracula more than one town is easily visualized through the detailed descriptions throughout

The second is a stake through the heart, these beasts will not be able to survive if a wooden stake pierces their heart, but neither would a human in this situation. Next is decapitation, which is very common in popular cultures such as Supernatural and the Vampire Diaries. The fourth is fire, burning is an efficient way to make sure the undead will no longer hunt humans. The fifth is a very uncommon one which is being unable to cross running water, most of the current pop culture does not involve this type of vampire destruction. Along with the ways humans can kill vampires, they can use different items to protect their bodies and homes from the undead by using items such as a crucifix, Holy Water, or garlic. Some legends and pop culture stories create a species that have evolved to assist humans in the destruction of the vampire race and they have developed a special skill set to take out the vampires. These vampire hunters can be human but in a select few novels and filmography, the person hunting the vampire can be a hybrid within themselves. Werewolves in a rare handful of novels do have unique attributes to aid in the hunting of vampires, their natural instinct is to destroy the undead and protect those who cannot protect

Meyer created a character that although has intimidating background information when actually read is not creepy and weird but intriguing and mysterious, but in doing so Meyer also interrupted the integrity of the vampire. To change the way the vampire dies is not strange some people enjoy having their own perspective on situations, what changes the entire aspect of the vampire species is the invincibility that Meyer gave the vampires in her story. The vampires are as cold and solid as marble, they are a challenge to kill impossible for the unsuspecting humans to protect themselves against, thus an apex predator had to develop to face against these monsters, the werewolves. These vampires in Meyer’s novel are void of any human aspect beyond their aesthetics this then causes Meyer to also create a powerless victim. Secondly, the vampires sparkle in the sun, this is degrading to the folklore and history behind the vampire. The creature is a member of the undead meant to be dark, intimidating, and on occasion horrifying yet none of these adjectives come close to describing a seventeen-year-old boy who hunts animals to quench his thirst, but he must not come out on a particularly sunny day due to the fact that his pale diamond skin will announce to those around him that this boy is a predator and to watch your back. In nature the animals that present