Bleh Bleh Bleh. What Does The Notorious Bloodsucking Dracula

Bleh Bleh Bleh What does the notorious bloodsucking Dracula have in common with the attractive vampires that are shown in the movie Twilight? A lot actually, not only do they share the same name of â€Å"Vampire† or â€Å"Undead†, they also share the same powers and needs. The vampire genre has gone a long way, specifically with books like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It first started out as folklore and then it turned into a popular topic of writing in early European culture. Bram Stoker then combined what he could into one classic vampire that is widely known today. Even in today’s modern generation, Bram Stoker’s widely known character Dracula continues to be used as the classic vampire that is an example of a basis for the â€Å"undead†. In Bram Stoker’s†¦show more content†¦Clarson makes a point of talking about the fangs being sharp, proving that it is a way to identify a vampire such as the Count. This continues to persist th roughout the genre, a vampire has the need for blood so it turns to a victim and takes advantage of them, while also turning the victim into a vampire as well. This shows that Bram Stoker has successfully created a stereotype of fangs that are used to feed off the blood of victims that continues through this genre. There is something about burning red eyes of a blood hungry undead that just manages to stick with the whole vampire stereotypes. Despite not knowing that it was dracula, Jonathan Harker had met up with Dracula and had taken a lot of acknowledgement to the dark fire-like eyes of the Count. Jonathan describes the scene of him meeting the count for the first time, â€Å"I could only see the gleam of a pair of very bright eyes, which seemed red in the lamplight, as he turned to us† (Stoker 10). This proves that the eyes are a first expression that comes to Harkers mind when he first sees the Count. The stereotype of vampires having red eyes is probably one of the most known stereotypes when it comes to the undead and the vampire genre. The burning red eyes show a sense of character in the vampires, giving them an evil quality that strikes fear into those who look into them. Another