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Brian Lopez

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Summary

                In the article Vampire Gentlemen and Zombie Beasts, the authors (Angela Tenga and Elizabeth Zimmerman) discussed the differences between Zombies and Vampires. Zombies have been exposed as the dark side of consumer culture meanwhile the vampire are the fragility of human identity in advanced society. Vampires have changed dramatically from the past and the present. In the past, Dracula and vampires inflicted fear into humanity by threatening the existence of humanity. In the present, the new vampires obey human laws, respects Western society’s norms, and share its values. The vampires have had a cultural change in our society. Vampires are seen more as lonely immortals who seek love, family and approval of society. It is seen as if vampires have developed a conscience. The zombie become the new monster and source of horror as the vampires have become more civilized. As far as their physical features. Vampires are more seen as upholders of human social codes, their muscular form have connected them into social and political stability. Meanwhile, Zombie threaten stability and security not only through their menace to life but through their bodies. Present time Vampires express youth, beauty, vitality and immortality as well. This is represented by the Twilight series. While Zombies are shown as human with physical infirmity. The bodies are shown decomposed and mutilated. This is represented by The Walking Dead TV series. Zombies might be the present day monsters but you also have to remember that vampires have a powerful past and they have been preserved in culture for decades and centuries maybe even millennia. Present day monsters have changed due to when a child learns that he ‘monster’ he fears is just as scared of him as he is of it taught children to see how monstrous they are.