tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115430269852484.post8826042752307683813..comments2023-08-27T08:49:02.523-05:00Comments on "People are my greatest resource I rarely turn down the chance to meet new...blood": "The Vampyre" and It's Influence on the Modern VampireMugenGrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637996826724618320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115430269852484.post-74957058900400460432010-09-08T21:32:11.445-05:002010-09-08T21:32:11.445-05:00I think it is really interesting that you point ou...I think it is really interesting that you point out that the vampires in this story could be out during the day and blend in with society. While I was reading this story I did wonder if these vampires could go out during the daylight because it was never specifically said. But now that you make a point to say that it they could be in the daylight it really makes me wonder why the vampires in this story can be out in the light but not in others. I do agree with the fact that vampires would be scarier if they were not noticeable and just blended in. Like in the story Aubrey’s sister married a vampire not knowing until she met her death what he really was. When you say that, “Lord Ruthven is still evil and throughout the story corrupts young innocent girls for his own pleasure, however he does it under the guise of a normal man.” This makes me wonder how many people still do this today. I mean how many men/women hide “other sides” of themselves from society to get what they want. It does not have to be in terms of sex only but also in terms of tax fraud and other things. It’s kind of creepy to think of all the similarities this short story has to modern day circumstances. Another thing in this story that reminded me of modern day things is the oath between Aubrey and Lord Ruthven. Some modern day “oaths” are gang memberships. In the story Aubrey was sworn to secrecy about Lord Ruthven’s true identity so he could not tell his sister and save her life. In gangs everyone is sworn to secrecy and if they do not keep the secrets it could result in them losing their life.slarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047926888434244065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115430269852484.post-26996143043071600782010-09-08T21:25:26.800-05:002010-09-08T21:25:26.800-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.slarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047926888434244065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115430269852484.post-74543543418244628572010-09-08T20:49:40.042-05:002010-09-08T20:49:40.042-05:00I also agree with you that the vampire is more dan...I also agree with you that the vampire is more dangerous and scary when it can be mistaken for a human. The fact that it can blend seamlessly into society and appear totally normal and not even leave a trail of bodies behind makes so much scarier because you have no idea who it could be considering that in "The Vampyre" he could go in the light. I definitely like the fact that Lord Ruthven is not at all like what I think of as a vampire. He seemed to feed mainly on a woman’s virtue and purity instead of blood (until the end that is.) It definitely gave me something new to think about for vampires as characters. I think that that quality might have made the vampire seem much scarier for readers at the time this story came out because they were so obsessed with the idea that women were pure and that idea was so important to them. Men would refuse to marry woman if there was even just a rumor of her impurity and women would be banished to the outskirts of society for bring impure. <br /><br />I actually think though, that the vampire in modern novels/ movies moving in to the realm of lust and love as the natural progression of their character (or society's need for the character.) Look at a character like Dexter. He is a serial killer and yet people like him, not only that but they root for him. I think that people are looking for characters that have redeemable characteristics ( or maybe we have become perverse and sadistic in our tastes) and society is pretty obsessed with sex (unfortunately.) Sex sells so all types of scenarios / character/ plots that would not normally have sex in them do.Alix Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519579991627607321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256115430269852484.post-74283931924087460982010-09-08T11:30:10.509-05:002010-09-08T11:30:10.509-05:00I like how you posed the idea of the dangerous vam...I like how you posed the idea of the dangerous vampire being one that can in fact blend into modern society. This concept I had not pondered in my reading of the story. The vampire was before seen as this illusive creature that came out of the depths at night to feast on the blood of humans. I also liked the way you pointed out his waiting and the hiding of the evil side as a way to get what he wanted. He was as you stated a true predator. Human or vampire is an interesting concept. Should we as humans view vampires as what they are, being blood sucking creatures? Or should they be viewed as they have more recently as a human with this concept of romanticism? I feel that vampires had more going for them when they were the scary creatures that could torment the young to the old in films and novels. I feel they lost a lot of credit by going into the area of love and lust.UWMPALMER04https://www.blogger.com/profile/14885563067891428799noreply@blogger.com