The Vampire as both a Segregated and an Integrated Other. Discussing humanisation of the vampire in "Twilight" contrasting "Dracula"
Sammanfattning
This essay discusses how the view of the vampire has changed from Dracula to Twilight
where the wish to be integrated into humanity and society is fundamental for both main
vampire characters of the novels. By viewing the vampire through narration, the authors and
contemporary social ideals it has developed from a segregated solitary animal to an integrated
humanised creature. This humanisation has given the vampire a conscious and an individual
personality contributing to the reader’s possibility to identify with it through attraction.
Examinationsnivå
Student essay
Fil(er)
Datum
2011-05-13Författare
Sjöqvist, Marika
Nyckelord
vampire
Twilight
Dracula
humanisation
identification
contemporary social structures
narration
deconstruction
Serie/rapportnr.
SPL kandidatuppsats i engelska
SPL 2010-098
Språk
eng