Thomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses vampirism and its significance in literature. Foster explains that vampirism sometimes includes vampires, “but it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people” (Foster 16). Vampirism often includes vampires and other creatures such as werewolves and ghosts, but can exclude those monsters and portray deeper meanings in humans. The main key to this theme involves an individual benefiting at another’s expense which often includes a vampire benefiting by killing a human. The author also provides the main factors of a vampire story which includes,” an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman” (Foster 19-20). In all vampire stories the same plot lay out is present, but the author of each story brings their ideas and interpretation to the plate when they write their story. Vampires draining and killing a young female fits the vampire story, but a story where a male figure treats a young female harshly and cuts her down until she is destroyed emotionally also fits. Foster pounds in the main important fact that, “ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires” (Foster 18), but there are stories, “where the ghost or vampire is merely a gothic cheap thrill without any particular thematic or symbolic significance” (Foster 21). Most stories have deeper meanings hidden in the more obvious plot and the same goes for vampire stories. The story is more than vampires killing or ghosts haunting and terrorizing people, but there are paranormal movies of our age that have a soul purpose which is to scare the audience. Those stories do not last though because they are meaningless. Foster simplifies the vampire store and its characteristics well so that the reader can understand the important theme well.
Thomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses vampirism and its significance in literature. Foster explains that vampirism sometimes includes vampires, “but it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people” (Foster 16). Vampirism often includes vampires and other creatures such as werewolves and ghosts, but can exclude those monsters and portray deeper meanings in humans. The main key to this theme involves an individual benefiting at another’s expense which often includes a vampire benefiting by killing a human. The author also provides the main factors of a vampire story which includes,” an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman” (Foster 19-20). In all vampire stories the same plot layout is present, but the author of each story brings their ideas and interpretation to the plate when they write their story. Vampires draining and killing a young female fits the vampire story, but a story where a male figure treats a young female harshly and cuts her down until she is destroyed emotionally also fits. Foster pounds in the main important fact that, “ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires,” but there are stories, “where the ghost or vampire is merely a gothic cheap thrill without any particular thematic or symbolic significance” (Foster 18, 21). Most stories have deeper meanings hidden in the more obvious plot and the same goes for vampire stories. The story is more than vampires killing or ghosts haunting and terrorizing people, but there are paranormal movies of our age that have a soul purpose which is to scare the audience. Those stories do not last though because they are meaningless. Foster simplifies the vampire store and its characteristics well so that the reader can understand the important theme well.
A supernatural vampire hunts the blood of its prey and lures them in with good looks and charisma. However as Foster states, in literature "Ghosts and Vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires." In Victorian times authors were unable to write directly about many topics, and so they would instead use supernatural characters. "But even today, when there are no limits on subject matter or treatment, writers still use ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and all manner of scary things to symbolize various aspects of our common reality." (Foster 17). Foster uses the story "Daisy Miller" as an example to vampires even though there were no supernatural forces in the story to make the point that in literature a vampire doesn't have to be an actual vampire. Instead a vampire story essentially needs "an older figure representing corrupt, out-worn values; a young, preferably virginal female ; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young women." (Foster 19). A reader's ability to spot a vampire in a story whether in visible form or otherwise can help them to understand that there is most likely a deeper in the text.
Thomas Foster explores a different take on the concept of vampirism in “How to Read Literature like a Professor.” While he states that sometimes classic vampirism deals with the supernatural beings themselves, he elaborates on how “it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people,” (Foster 16). Vampires obviously have qualities relating to vampirism, as can other spectral ghouls; however, in many stories the “vampire” isn’t deathly pale with blood-soaked fangs. Often times, he or she can be seen as a general antagonist, sucking away at the life of another character or using them how they want. As Foster explains, “ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires,” (Foster 18). The qualities of vampirism deal with, also as Foster states, exploitation, such as how vampires often seek young females to do their bidding with. They seduce and use them, and then take their life once they’ve had enough. As with Foster’s example from “The Turn of the Screw,” the characters have the same effect: “an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman,” (Foster 19). Vampirism comes in literal and figurative forms, but it always ultimately deals with exploitation, as Foster explains. These vampires, whether “real” or not, always take advantage of their victims for what they want and have no concern for the victim’s life, it means nothing to them. They just take what they want and leave the subject beaten and destroyed in the process. Fosters connections with figurative and literal vampirism will help readers understand these themes in future works they read, so that they as well can pick out a ghastly antagonist when they see one.
Thomas C. Foster in "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" discuss vampirism and its relevance in most books. He starts with Count Dracula as an example and how he "tends to focus on beautiful, unmarried women" and "when he gets them, he grows younger, more alive" (Foster 16). Foster explains how this vampire's actions portray a pattern of "a nasty old man, attractive but evil, violates young women, leaves his mark on them, steal their innocence-and coincidentally their 'usefulness' to young men-and leaves them helpless followers in his sin" (Foster 16). Foster concludes that the novel has to do with sex and "body shame and unwholesome lust, seduction temptation, danger" (Foster 16). He explains how this concept presents itself in other books about vampires and ghosts which are used to represent "our more common reality" (Foster 17). Foster ultimately states that "ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires" (Foster 18). He describes how Henry James's story, "Daisy Miller", has nothing to do with vampires but has a vampirism aspect. Foster discusses how the aspects of vampirism show up in this short story of a young girl who likes a guy that "leaves her to waste away" (Foster 20). He is giving examples of how vampirism is displayed throughout many stories, one just has to be able to realize it.
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Thomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses vampirism and its significance in literature. Foster explains that vampirism sometimes includes vampires, “but it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people” (Foster 16). Vampirism often includes vampires and other creatures such as werewolves and ghosts, but can exclude those monsters and portray deeper meanings in humans. The main key to this theme involves an individual benefiting at another’s expense which often includes a vampire benefiting by killing a human. The author also provides the main factors of a vampire story which includes,” an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman” (Foster 19-20). In all vampire stories the same plot lay out is present, but the author of each story brings their ideas and interpretation to the plate when they write their story. Vampires draining and killing a young female fits the vampire story, but a story where a male figure treats a young female harshly and cuts her down until she is destroyed emotionally also fits. Foster pounds in the main important fact that, “ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires” (Foster 18), but there are stories, “where the ghost or vampire is merely a gothic cheap thrill without any particular thematic or symbolic significance” (Foster 21). Most stories have deeper meanings hidden in the more obvious plot and the same goes for vampire stories. The story is more than vampires killing or ghosts haunting and terrorizing people, but there are paranormal movies of our age that have a soul purpose which is to scare the audience. Those stories do not last though because they are meaningless. Foster simplifies the vampire store and its characteristics well so that the reader can understand the important theme well.
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DeleteThomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses vampirism and its significance in literature. Foster explains that vampirism sometimes includes vampires, “but it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people” (Foster 16). Vampirism often includes vampires and other creatures such as werewolves and ghosts, but can exclude those monsters and portray deeper meanings in humans. The main key to this theme involves an individual benefiting at another’s expense which often includes a vampire benefiting by killing a human. The author also provides the main factors of a vampire story which includes,” an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman” (Foster 19-20). In all vampire stories the same plot layout is present, but the author of each story brings their ideas and interpretation to the plate when they write their story. Vampires draining and killing a young female fits the vampire story, but a story where a male figure treats a young female harshly and cuts her down until she is destroyed emotionally also fits. Foster pounds in the main important fact that, “ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires,” but there are stories, “where the ghost or vampire is merely a gothic cheap thrill without any particular thematic or symbolic significance” (Foster 18, 21). Most stories have deeper meanings hidden in the more obvious plot and the same goes for vampire stories. The story is more than vampires killing or ghosts haunting and terrorizing people, but there are paranormal movies of our age that have a soul purpose which is to scare the audience. Those stories do not last though because they are meaningless. Foster simplifies the vampire store and its characteristics well so that the reader can understand the important theme well.
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DeleteA supernatural vampire hunts the blood of its prey and lures them in with good looks and charisma. However as Foster states, in literature "Ghosts and Vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires." In Victorian times authors were unable to write directly about many topics, and so they would instead use supernatural characters. "But even today, when there are no limits on subject matter or treatment, writers still use ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and all manner of scary things to symbolize various aspects of our common reality." (Foster 17). Foster uses the story "Daisy Miller" as an example to vampires even though there were no supernatural forces in the story to make the point that in literature a vampire doesn't have to be an actual vampire. Instead a vampire story essentially needs "an older figure representing corrupt, out-worn values; a young, preferably virginal female ; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young women." (Foster 19). A reader's ability to spot a vampire in a story whether in visible form or otherwise can help them to understand that there is most likely a deeper in the text.
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DeleteThomas Foster explores a different take on the concept of vampirism in “How to Read Literature like a Professor.” While he states that sometimes classic vampirism deals with the supernatural beings themselves, he elaborates on how “it’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people,” (Foster 16). Vampires obviously have qualities relating to vampirism, as can other spectral ghouls; however, in many stories the “vampire” isn’t deathly pale with blood-soaked fangs. Often times, he or she can be seen as a general antagonist, sucking away at the life of another character or using them how they want. As Foster explains, “ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires,” (Foster 18). The qualities of vampirism deal with, also as Foster states, exploitation, such as how vampires often seek young females to do their bidding with. They seduce and use them, and then take their life once they’ve had enough. As with Foster’s example from “The Turn of the Screw,” the characters have the same effect: “an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman,” (Foster 19). Vampirism comes in literal and figurative forms, but it always ultimately deals with exploitation, as Foster explains. These vampires, whether “real” or not, always take advantage of their victims for what they want and have no concern for the victim’s life, it means nothing to them. They just take what they want and leave the subject beaten and destroyed in the process. Fosters connections with figurative and literal vampirism will help readers understand these themes in future works they read, so that they as well can pick out a ghastly antagonist when they see one.
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Thomas C. Foster in "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" discuss vampirism and its relevance in most books. He starts with Count Dracula as an example and how he "tends to focus on beautiful, unmarried women" and "when he gets them, he grows younger, more alive" (Foster 16). Foster explains how this vampire's actions portray a pattern of "a nasty old man, attractive but evil, violates young women, leaves his mark on them, steal their innocence-and coincidentally their 'usefulness' to young men-and leaves them helpless followers in his sin" (Foster 16). Foster concludes that the novel has to do with sex and "body shame and unwholesome lust, seduction temptation, danger" (Foster 16). He explains how this concept presents itself in other books about vampires and ghosts which are used to represent "our more common reality" (Foster 17). Foster ultimately states that "ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires" (Foster 18). He describes how Henry James's story, "Daisy Miller", has nothing to do with vampires but has a vampirism aspect. Foster discusses how the aspects of vampirism show up in this short story of a young girl who likes a guy that "leaves her to waste away" (Foster 20). He is giving examples of how vampirism is displayed throughout many stories, one just has to be able to realize it.
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