The Vampire Diaries: Virgina For The Show

In vampire literature, there is always a mortal female willing to risk her life to be with a vampire. These females are willing to do anything to be with these immortal creatures for a lifetime of endless love, regardless of the danger. Is mortal love not enough anymore? With vampires, they seduce their prey in order to feed. Vampires intrigue women with love, sex, romance, and most importantly mystery. Vampires are much more desirable then mortal men, even though they can potentially kill you. Their love is endless compared to mortal love.

The title of the Television Show is Vampire Diaries. The story will follow a teenage girl, Elena Gilbert, who falls in love with a classmate who happens to be a 163 year old vampire, Stefan Salvatore. The love story between the two becomes extremely complicated as Stefan’s brother, Damon Salvatore comes into the picture. Damon returns into Stefan’s life after years of not being in contact to seek revenge for turning him into a vampire. Both of the brothers soon begin to show affection towards Elena which leaves her in a sticky situation. Elena undergoes many hardships and deaths of friends and family members throughout her high school experience. Additional story lines revolve around the other inhabitants of the town, most notably Elena’s

Fear and Desire 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.

This show represents a type of “love” that is called pseudo love, which is defined according to Mickel and Hall (2008). Pseudo love is loving without depth. It is surface love. Mickel and Hall state the idea, “I love you only so long as you make me feel good. The moment you make me feel bad or unhappy, I question my love for you” (2008, pg. 31). Pseudo love is being found more in society because people are refusing to have depth with one another. This relates perfectly to The Bachelor, any possible love that is found on this show is only pseudo love. This is because if there are any problems that arise between the bachelor and one of the women, the bachelor simply eliminates the woman from the show and continues onto the next girl. The Bachelor is promoting pseudo love within society. Pseudo love presents the false expectancy that love is the answer to all problems. The

The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television series based on the book series of the same name. The series takes place in Mystic Falls, Virginia a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings. The series narrative follows the protagonist Elena Gilbert as she falls in love with vampire Stefan Salvatore and is drawn into the supernatural world as a result. As the series progresses, Elena finds herself drawn to Stefan’s brother Damon creating a love triangle. The vampires in the show are undead humans who feed on blood and who do not age, due to their immortality. The vampires in the show where a ring which is a day walking Amulet enchanted by witches to allow vampires to walk freely in the sunlight. Vervain is the vampire’s worst weakness in the show. It is a potent herb, if touched by a vampire it can cause burns to the skin. If a human has ingested vervain and a vampire feeds on them, the vampire is affected within seconds and extremely weakened. If a human ingests or holds vervain somewhere on the body such as holding it in a hand or pocket, or wearing it in jewelry, the human is protected by vampire compulsion and entitled to free will.  They have the ability to fly, appear out of nowhere and compel people with the use of their eyes to get what they want. When vampires smell blood, they loose control if they don’t know how to control themselves. They need to be invited in to someone’s

Vampires have been around for centuries, they represent the fear of many things such as sexuality, race, gender, etc. and above all, they stand for the fear of diseases. Vampires have once been the symbol of horror due to their terrific depictions and were described as a threat to the humanity. Throughout time, the image of vampire has changed dramatically from a monstrous, inhumanely creature that doesn’t belong to human society to such an attractive and adaptive figure that expresses more of the human side than the evil. They developed human feelings, senses, and live within our society. Modern vampire movies are often more romantic and “sympathetic” comparing to the past. Vampires have abandoned their horror and evolved to a more

Coppola's Interpretation of Dracula as a Love Story       The protagonist and story of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula have been widely interpreted and adapted in films throughout many years. Despite almost a century of time since the initial publication, Dracula has maintained its ability to frighten and mesmerize readers.

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

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

The T.V show The Vampire Diaries is a CW teen drama series that involves danger, romance, action and suspense. The show is not just about vampires and werewolves, but it also has other supernatural elements such as hybrids, witches and vampire hunters. Let’s just say that even though it’s compared

If there is one thing that has not changed in the past one hundred years it is the populations love for a thrilling, eerie story; including those about vampires. However, what has changed in the last one hundred years is cultural appropriation and the idea of vampirism itself.

Introduction: The Reality TV Show I chose for this assignment is The Bachelor. This TV show is very dramatic and definitely leaves you on the edge of your seat. The Bachelor is about one man who is looking to find love, and approximately 20 women competing for his love. In the season I chose to watch, Sean Lowe is the bachelor. Each week he sends another women home until he is left with his future wife. The three episodes I chose to watch were the last three of the season. Which included the home town dates, the final two, and then the finale, where Sean picked the women he wants to spend the rest of his life with. This show is definitely odd; however, it is extremely entertaining. The audience for this show is typically female teenagers and

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

The Vampire Diaries and Twilight really bring different things to the culture of young adult vampire stories

In order for a supernatural show to be the best it needs to have some form of forbidden love. One example of this is in The Vampire Diaries between two characters, Elena Gilbert and Stefan Salvatore. Stefan is a vampire through the show and soon falls in love with Elena who is a human. A human and vampire being in love is forbidden or frowned upon in supernatural shows and movies. Another example is in the