Acts Of Vampires: Fosters; How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Nice To Eat You: Acts Of Vampires, explains the concept of vampirism not as the actual act of biting and consuming a person's life force, but as the destruction of innocence in regards only to personal desire. Foster says “the essentials of the vampire story [include]... an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young.. female; a stripping away of her youth” (Foster 19). Nathan, in The Poisonwood Bible, is displayed as the older figure representing corrupt, outworn values who refused to respect the autonomy of others and focusses on his personal desires over the needs of others. This is first displayed in Nathan's introduction speech after the dinner during their
In the Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Nathan opposes the views of the entire village and the country. Although, Nathan's views conflict with African society, that doesn't stop him from trying to convert them. Nathan's brash behavior creates chaos and eventually splits his family apart. Nathans past and personality explain why he feels like the missionary work is essential in the Congo. Nathan’s case is symbolic of the colonization of Africa by the western culture.
The reason why Nathan and Leah have this conflict is because of Nathan’s narrow-mindedness and lack of self awareness. The main purpose of The Poisonwood Bible is to show how different people deal with guilt. Nathan however has no guilt, and this is the source of many conflicts with Leah. Nathan has no self-awareness. When he does something he never thinks of his family, he only thinks
An Insight into the Reflection of the Freudian Id in Bram Stoker's Depiction of Vampirism
In the book,”Fahrenheit 451” Beatty came to Montags house and told him that kids now days don't think, just turn out more athletic people, and that intellectual is a curse word. It also states that knowing how to "do stuff" is more important then the "why".
I have enjoyed many vampire movies over the years, long before they became the popular pop-culture genre they have become due to the success of The Twilight Saga films. One movie I have enjoyed viewing many times since its debut in 1994 is Interview with the Vampire. This film is an adaptation of the book Interview with the Vampire written by Anne Rice in 1973 and published in 1976. The movie was directed by Neil Jordan who also co-wrote the script with Anne Rice.
In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, a retired English teacher named Faber convinced us all of the three missing components of the set society and possibly in our own, “Number one, as I said, quality of information. Number two: leisure to digest it. And number 3: the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two.” (81). His first argument was the quality of information, in this case, he was referring to how books hold documentation of independent ideas and newly webbed thoughts, the two things that the government appears to look down on. Creativity seems to be spun into this label of abnormality, where all are expected to be equal resulting in those of high intelligence not being able to live up to their full potential, and
3- Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires Vampirism is not necessarily about vampires but about the traits they show, such as selfishness, exploitation, and a refusal to respect other people.
Why is horror a necessity to human life? Why, when something horrible has taken place people want to know all the gruesome details? Why is it that we all love packing into a movie theater to watch innocent people be lynched and destroyed? In his essay “Why We Crave Horror” Stephen King rightfully claims he has the answers to these troubling questions. He brilliantly states that humans crave horror to face our fears, to regain a sense of normality, and have a little fun.
To begin with, a song relating to the topic, “ And if the clouds burst, thunder in your ear, you shout and no one seems to hear, and if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes, I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon,” ( Pink Floyd, ‘Dark Side of the Moon’). These lyrics indicate that people have a dark side to their personality, it sends a message out saying that, according to Stephen King, people are “ all mentally ill”, ( King, “Why We Crave Horror” 1). Although, King’s claims can be proved, there are claims that not all people enjoy horror. Therefore, Stephen King’s statement that horror can help humans face fears is accurate, on the other hand, his statement that all people are insane doesn’t relate with all humans nor
“Vampire Academy” by Richelle Mead is the first book in this paranormal romance series. The setting of the books take place in St. Vladimir’s academy. The main characters in the first book are Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir. Three different species of vampires are introduced in the first book which are dhampirs, moroi, and strigoi. Dhampirs like Rose are human-vampires hybrids that live to protect the more fragile moroi. Moroi, like Lissa, are full living vampires that feed on human blood and branch out into royal families. Strigoi are the evil dead that are created from killing a human and will do anything to kill.
In the stories “A Small Good Thing” by Raymond Carver and “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne there are obvious differences between the two tales. While “A Small Good Thing” has to do with a family dealing with the injury and then loss of their “The Birthmark” is a scientific quest to remove a birthmark. The analysis of these two stories show both similarities as well as the differences between the main themes of Vampirism, Communion. These two main themes come from How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. Foster describes Vampirism as not only true vampires but the idea and concepts included with them. These concepts vary from parasitic ideals to how vampires can be as old as time. The other main theme is Communion which by definition is the sharing of food or drink. Foster connects communion to having a bond or event take place during a meals which can be either good or bad. The main themes of Vampirism and Communion in “A Small Good Thing” and “The Birthmark” have both commonalities as well as variances that perfectly reflect the ideas representing in Fosters book.
When reading the required chapters from Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, the poems “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar and “Redemption” by George Herbert grasped my attention. Both poems present their ideas effectively with the use of closed form and symbolism, however, they do so with many other differences in technique. Although they each possess terrific assets, “Redemption” captivates the natural desire of humanity to pursue God and also reveals the Lord’s redeeming love with its closed form and symbolism greater than “We Wear the Mask” demonstrates how people hide their true feelings.
The simple notion of mortality is difficult to acknowledge, much less accept; why must anyone welcome the ridiculous idea that their current, stable existence will someday abruptly disappear? Whether I believe I will fade into a dark eternal nirvana, fantasize of a pure heaven, or place my faith in reincarnation matters little before mortality. After all, I cannot eliminate complete doubt of my beliefs. The irrational element of certain death awaiting each and every person is an unshakable truth that can be beyond infuriating. However, in Lloyd Jones’ Mister Pip, Matilda states, “It occurred to me I could simply end things this way. I could just give up, let go.” (Jones 215). Literature entraps readers within the minds of characters who turn to their inevitable demise and embrace it, accepting the truth. At the same time, literature beautifully illustrates the ideals of those who fight for survival, eternally rejecting mortality. Thus, I believe literature strongly influences our beliefs and tolerances, and while it may force us to accept mortality, it may just as strongly teach us to defy it.
One of the interesting things I found in the chapter was that the people often label vampires after death had been, “difficult, unpopular, or great sinners during their lifetime.” In the past labeling unlikeable people this way made sense for people who were angry and afraid. I think it still finds its way into modern vampire stories. Vampires often connect with adolescences because they are, " dark, anti-social skulking, vampires are the ultimate outcast.” This type of behavior could also be described as unpopular and difficult. As a huge vampire fiction fan, I think this follows with the common theme of redemption in many vampire tales. I’ve found that in most modern vampire tales, the vampires are in a constant struggle between good
An older person violating a younger person, a mark left on the victim (bite marks), the taking of their innocence (they are no longer young and helpless, seek out own victims), some sort of sexual references, the outdated values of the “vampire”, victims lose their youth, energy, and virtue becoming more like the vampire, eventually leading to death