Essay On Vampire Legends
Vampire legends are interesting to study in the modern world and people are surprised worldwide in getting to know more about the vampire culture and legends. People worldwide have heard stories of a night being that does not die at all and survives only on the blood of human beings. Many cultures have their way of describing and portraying their vampires into the society. They also have their way of using vampire lore to incorporate it into their society and make it survive over a long time. Vampire fictions themselves majorly concern with the subject of the vampires who depend on the living creatures for them to survive. Traditionally, vampire stories were not only villainous, but also horrific. Modern understandings habitually reimage the
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During dark times in the human world like wars, disease outbreaks, religious crusades and plagues, the vampire tales survived more and more since some of the occurrence were blamed on the vampires and the myth was instilled to the different generations. The idea of blaming it on the vampires made humans to be satisfied when they had no idea of the cause of a certain phenomenon. Vampires in the traditional times were also used to explain those who could not cope or get along with their expectations socially. Situations too were explained by the vampire lore. For example females, who were lazy during the olden days where they strongly believed in vampire existence, were considered to be vampires and strong measures were taken against them.
The first character to be introduced and act as the basis of all vampires is Dracula, who was introduced in a book by Bram Stoker in the year 1897 titled Dracula. All the fictional characters of vampires have been guided by the book and title of the first vampire, Dracula, and with this evolution of different vampire characters have been introduced ever since. The creature in the film Dracula by Tod Browning, managed to be incorporated into the American culture very easily and the character has survived in the film industry for long now (Auerbach
During dark times in the human world like wars, disease outbreaks, religious crusades and plagues, the vampire tales survived more and more since some of the occurrence were blamed on the vampires and the myth was instilled to the different generations. The idea of blaming it on the vampires made humans to be satisfied when they had no idea of the cause of a certain phenomenon. Vampires in the traditional times were also used to explain those who could not cope or get along with their expectations socially. Situations too were explained by the vampire lore. For example females, who were lazy during the olden days where they strongly believed in vampire existence, were considered to be vampires and strong measures were taken against them.
The first character to be introduced and act as the basis of all vampires is Dracula, who was introduced in a book by Bram Stoker in the year 1897 titled Dracula. All the fictional characters of vampires have been guided by the book and title of the first vampire, Dracula, and with this evolution of different vampire characters have been introduced ever since. The creature in the film Dracula by Tod Browning, managed to be incorporated into the American culture very easily and the character has survived in the film industry for long now (Auerbach