tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post8592631518278692570..comments2023-03-28T07:04:14.357-05:00Comments on American Literature Via Wykes: Vampires and the American TwistAdam Wykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534325888137250921noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-76312002769702846742010-03-22T01:25:17.621-05:002010-03-22T01:25:17.621-05:00Grisham here notes the ability of a single writer ...Grisham here notes the ability of a single writer to fundamentally alter a myth that has existed for centuries in our culture. To be sure, Anne Rice and her ilk were involved in rewriting the vampire in our literature before Meyer, but they didn't quite manage the widespread appeal that Twilight has enjoyed, which has enabled Twilight to actually change an entire culture's perception of the vampire idea all at once.<br /><br />Whether we like it or not, it is difficult to say that such a cultural change is "good" or "bad" unless we have some sort of argument which provides sufficient reasoning for our approval or condemnation. Therefore we cannot truly engage with Grisham's assertion that the vampire archetype has been altered for the worse.<br /><br />Instead, I'd like to focus on the idea that "this is how American culture works." If by this Grisham means that in American culture, we are always looking for ways to turn old ideas inside-out, then I'd say this post's author is on to something...Adam Wykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534325888137250921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-82618448271024770412010-03-18T22:49:49.465-05:002010-03-18T22:49:49.465-05:00Vampires of the modern world are TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!...Vampires of the modern world are TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sick of Twilight, or New Moon or whatever it is.. go read something with a real vampire it in.Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065459478723047744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-68421691189656428352010-03-18T22:34:13.386-05:002010-03-18T22:34:13.386-05:00I love vampires and love Twilight!!! Good post. Va...I love vampires and love Twilight!!! Good post. Vampires image has sure changed over the years. Now they are beautiful like Edward Cullen:)Cherryhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112273950470846994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-66966216112633896482010-03-18T22:26:02.996-05:002010-03-18T22:26:02.996-05:00dang I wish u could have had a killer picture! but...dang I wish u could have had a killer picture! but alas it probably would have been taken off. and I agree Vampires are NOT attractive so America please knock it off!Lorcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367189418418184692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-24406602443551512032010-03-18T22:16:53.483-05:002010-03-18T22:16:53.483-05:00I am really confused over America's Vampire ob...I am really confused over America's Vampire obsession. Centering love stories around vampires is hardly appealing. Let's move on to aother mythological creature, shall we?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255673197900497479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-34321278128591280832010-03-18T21:02:34.252-05:002010-03-18T21:02:34.252-05:00I don't believe vampires. I think it's fic...I don't believe vampires. I think it's fictional idea. But anyway very interesting post. CongratulationsBy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883839011634465314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-90453018991017511472010-03-18T20:54:33.515-05:002010-03-18T20:54:33.515-05:00I absolutely hate going to my favorite stores, Bar...I absolutely hate going to my favorite stores, Barnes&Noble or Borders, and seeing more than 50% of the "young adult" books be about VAMPIRES. I read Twilight I liked it, but you do not need 80 knockoff Twilights. I like the Dracula vampire better than the Cullen Vampire.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310712519600119990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-5989420170552330632010-03-18T20:50:38.068-05:002010-03-18T20:50:38.068-05:00Very interesting post! I think Twilight has kind o...Very interesting post! I think Twilight has kind of ruined the idea of vampires though because now everyone thinks of vampires as nice and sparkly.Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493822251558975342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-25944715664945546522010-03-18T20:17:24.031-05:002010-03-18T20:17:24.031-05:00Vampires are cool to me. but I don't like vamp...Vampires are cool to me. but I don't like vampires any more after I watched Twilight. That's awful..hahaBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015812838871817769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-46306557192198432042010-03-18T19:57:41.555-05:002010-03-18T19:57:41.555-05:00I cannot believe that vampires have become a part ...I cannot believe that vampires have become a part of our culture. My sister loves Twilight, but common...Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743443856410784988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-88992711621949612232010-03-18T19:28:16.825-05:002010-03-18T19:28:16.825-05:00It's interesting!!
I think people want to thin...It's interesting!!<br />I think people want to think better way of what they don't know and fictional things.Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738601903450005380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-65680678946905772262010-03-18T18:45:44.677-05:002010-03-18T18:45:44.677-05:00Good post. I think Twilight really ruined vampires...Good post. I think Twilight really ruined vampires for everyone.Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548238183252081300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-14446662332401622152010-03-18T17:01:25.007-05:002010-03-18T17:01:25.007-05:00I liked this post. Vampires really have changed a...I liked this post. Vampires really have changed a lot.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014998420452420954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-4812321589525320012010-03-18T16:32:14.322-05:002010-03-18T16:32:14.322-05:00I think that vampires should remain like they used...I think that vampires should remain like they used to be, and not like the vampires in Twilight.Shahid Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577693741054410720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-66045812490031836502010-03-18T16:26:55.954-05:002010-03-18T16:26:55.954-05:00Did you just say that you assumed Twilight to be g...Did you just say that you assumed Twilight to be good? I would much rather burn that atrocious scourge of humanity in the hottest fires of the Sun than ever read a page of it.<br /><br />But the image of a vampire in the U.S. really has changed over the years.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733001169910618277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-1464654819922698112010-03-18T15:16:18.219-05:002010-03-18T15:16:18.219-05:00Vampires are cool, but I think that Twilight has r...Vampires are cool, but I think that Twilight has ruined the classic idea of what a vampire is.Rowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556839223704463936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-12489246309249852702010-03-18T15:15:19.554-05:002010-03-18T15:15:19.554-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556839223704463936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-86326681310621428762010-03-18T14:55:57.414-05:002010-03-18T14:55:57.414-05:00I used to be scared of vampires till twilight, now...I used to be scared of vampires till twilight, now i think their sorta gay. lol I like the post.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988039870524091583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-51192203042215972562010-03-17T20:42:05.834-05:002010-03-17T20:42:05.834-05:00I used to love vampires, but ever since Twilight c...I used to love vampires, but ever since Twilight came out i lost faith. I mean honestly, vampires that glow glitter like a fairy when they enter the light. Yeah this movie is definently going under the "movies that are so bad that i want to cut my eyes out" category.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391408795291192800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-6294639351587654952010-03-17T20:35:40.151-05:002010-03-17T20:35:40.151-05:00I think that the whole vampire thing is being tota...I think that the whole vampire thing is being totally overdone. I believe that Twilight and the first Dracula are pretty original, but there are also multiple other vampire TV shows out there too that are spin-offs.Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693015543819175491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-16595875428163956192010-03-17T18:36:53.671-05:002010-03-17T18:36:53.671-05:00Good post. :) I was scared of vampires when I was ...Good post. :) I was scared of vampires when I was little, but now we think they'd protect us.Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157032928589841962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767591381412997874.post-14578376155204238512010-03-17T15:13:19.652-05:002010-03-17T15:13:19.652-05:00I think that we have changed what vampires are. We...I think that we have changed what vampires are. We now think they (if vampires were real) would protect us, whereas before they would kill us. Liked the post.Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653520355336751580noreply@blogger.com