Comparison Essay Twilight vs Vampire Diaries

From her help, Elena and Luis had a better self-control. At the end, they became a happy family.

It’s never exactly rare to find an iconic vampire in vampire literature. Dracula, from Bram Stoker's novel, and Lestat, from Interview with the Vampire, are far from the same but they do appear as similar in readings. They both appear as powerful leaders in the novels. As vampires they share very similar characteristics but the novels surrounding them show less similarities. For example the other turned vampires don’t share the same characteristics and have different outlooks of being a vampire. Although these two novels can be seen as similar, they possess many differences through formatting, setting, and the vampires’ perception of their lives.

In Twilight, although there are some instances where vampires hunt humans for food, the vampires in this story do not. The natural instinct of vampires is to feed on human blood, in which case, in Twilight the vampires have red eyes. Those which wish to be peaceful and allow humans to live amongst them, like the Cullen's family who Edward is part of, have golden brown eyes. When it is time for Edward to feed, his eyes turn a darker and darker brown color and become light once his hunger is quenched by not humans, but by animals. This is also seen in another piece of literature when the Countess from The Lady of the House of Love.

Humans for centuries have been drawn to vampires. From sitting around the fire in the time before the industrial revolution, to sitting around the table and in modern times watching it on the big screen. The folk tales of the undead that hunt at night, sucking the blood of the innocent has haunted and intrigued the human psyche for as long folklore has been in existence. Being afraid of what is being told to them, yet being unable to pull away. The pull and push affect that these mystical monsters have on the human aura is undeniable. Modern day vampires have a cult like following. When the Twilight series came out, the people where divided between team Jacob and team Edward. Teenage girls would swoon over these monsters, dangerous yet alluring.

First, to compare and contrast Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, the main characters need to be analyzed. Bella Swan and Edward Cullen are the main characters in the Twilight movies, while Elena Gilbert and Stefan and Damon Salvatore are the main characters in The Vampire Diaries. Both Elena and Bella are humans at the beginning of each series and fall in love with a vampire. However, the similarities between the two female characters end there. Elena is an older sibling and very protective of her younger brother, Jeremy. Elena is also very popular and has many friends. Elena makes it very clear in the series that she does not want to be a vampire. Bella, on the other hand, wants to become a

For example one of the first things Bella notices when she first sees the Cullens is their appearance, “I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful.” (Meyer 19) To most vampires this attention the Cullens receive would be ideal, however because they choose not to feed on humans this makes it all the more difficult for them to resist. It is the physical attraction as well as reaction Bella has towards Edward that initially brings them together, and what keeps Bella around. She knows the risk she is taking by being with Edward and consequently being with him is what got her involved with the evil vampire, James, which created the main conflict in the book. There is no exception to the physical beauty of the vampires in Dracula either. It is stated several times throughout the book that creates a longing feeling towards the monsters even though they know it

Fascination is something that is either obtainable or unobtainable. When looking into vampires and werewolves, it is something that we know is most likely not real. But, it can be real in the sense of what the monsters symbolize and through their actions we can feel a sense of understanding. In the film, Let the Right One In, the vampire is a little girl named Eli who befriends a boy named Oskar. Even though Eli is considered a monster and did kill people, it is hard not to sympathize with her and the relationship she has with Oskar. Eli was isolated because she is a vampire, and Oskar was just misunderstood and bullied which is why he did not have any friends until he met Eli. That connection and idea of people being together despite differences is something that intrigues others. Another way vampires

All angles considered, vampires have the same end goal for all their victims. The objective is to drink their blood and keep their own bodies nourished. Vampires must get to their victims somehow. Depending on their, vampires go about their strategies of seduction in different ways. Women vampires tend to be more manipulative. They use sexual advances

How Bella is in denial of the abuse because she thinks it is the way that he shows affection towards her or that it was just an accident. Codependency plays a factor in Twilight, as Bella basically endures to Edward due to being so intensely in love with him. The article explains how Edward is easily able to get what he wants because of his supernatural powers, wealth and charisma. Even after Bella finds out Edward is a vampire, she still puts her trust in Edward and eventually become a vampire and fulfill her dream of the promise of Edward’s eternal love. Bella’s dependency on Edward persuades her to sacrifice her human life and oneness for her to conform to Edward’s life instead.

It is not only required for a vampire to sustain themselves but it is what fuels their sexual desire. As Louis in Rice’s Interview with the Vampire puts it, “for vampires it is the ultimate experience” (Rice, 30). When you think of it, blood is quite a taboo thing. People faint at the sight of it, it’s associated with gross things. We avoid it at all costs and when it does appear we get rid of it straight away. Just as the relationship between a Vampire and a human is taboo.

The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from four novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. In the twilight saga portrays the stereotype of women being controlled by a vampire until she falls in love with him, not many people would see it because the movie is based on a romantic love story. Bella's low self-esteem makes it easy for Edward to show he’s the dominant one in the relationship. He isolates her from her family and defends her from other vampires. Throughout all the movies of twilight Edward is practically controlling Bella with everything she does. For example, in one of the scenes of the Twilight saga: Eclipse, Edward removes the engine from Bella’s car because she wants to go visit her friend Jacob Black. Edward

Vampires are the ultimate bad boys, powerful, persuasive, loners and tortured souls. They search forever to find “her”, the fantasy of hot endless love. Which is why these females in vampire literature are willing to risk their lives for a vampire, they want something more. The darkness and mystery pulls these women closer and closer to what can be the greatest love of all time. For example Bella Swan from “Twilight” was a regular mortal who wanted nothing more to be with Edward Cullen the vampire. Elena from “Vampire Diaries” found love with a human who turned out to be a vampire. Even in “Vampire in the Lemon Grove Fila” didn’t not run away knowing Clyde was a thirsty vampire. All these women knew the risk of surrounding themselves around these vampires. But not one of them was willing to walk away.

In the story Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, two boys, one a vampire, Edward, and the other a werewolf, Jacob, fight for the love of a human girl named Bella. The two are sworn enemies; their families having hated each other for centuries. I couldn’t help but wonder why werewolves and vampires are constantly pitted against each other. It’s a blatant trend in T.V. series, movies, and books, but why do people put them against each other?

For people who forgot or don’t know about these two novels, these novels are about the lives of vampires. The Vampire Chronicles (1976-2003) is by Anne Rice. Her novels are series that tells the story of a French nobleman named Lestate de Lioncourt who transformed into a vampire in the eighteenth century. The other novel series, The Twilight Saga, is by Stephenie Meyer. Her novel series tells a story of a young ordinary female, Bella Swan, who falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. Both of these novel series has turned into the big screen including Interview with a Vampire, Queen of the Damned, and the Twilight movie series that almost every teenage girl loves. Even though they might tell

Quidditch, the Triwizards cup. As for Twilight, a new series by Stephanie Myer is a four book, vampire love story. Bella Swan transfers schools to live with her dad in Forks, WA, a dreary, rainy place. This is also, where the Cullen’s live, a family of vampires, who only feed only on animals and are the “good” vampires. When Bella meets Edward Cullen, in her biology class, there is deep tension between the two of them and it doesn’t seem to be in a good way, Edward seems utterly repulsed by Bella. As the story continues, it’s discovered that he only seemed repulsed when in reality he cannot get enough of her. After Edward saves Bella’s life, it is her goal to understand why and how. Unknowingly the two fall madly in love with each other and will do anything to keep the other “alive”. The story of Bella and Edward is a modern day Romeo and Juliet story, except with vampires. Both books have an underlying theme of love in them. In Twilight, it is obvious there is a romance theme. A true love so deep the characters would die for each other. However, in Harry Potter, it’s a little deeper but the love theme is there. Love featured in the Harry Potter books are much more than romance; it is a love for family, friends and everyone in the world. It is love that drives Harry's mother to die for him, Snape to switch sides, and Harry to try to sacrifice himself in the hopes of