To be fair this may only be true of teen fiction, but it seems like vampires these days are impervious to well…everything. Would the Corey’s have stood a chance against Keifer Sutherland’s band of lost boys if they had been Cullens? What the hell happened to vampires who exploded on a sunny day like a decent creature of the night should!? -I’m- more allergic to garlic than these young, modern vampires are! Argh!
I’ll confess, I really liked the whole “sparkle in the sun” thing in Twilight and I could buy that as a sort of evolutionary advantage left over from the primordial times. (like how fish are attracted to shiny lures) But now, more and more it’s seeming like -the standard- that vampires are unfazed by their traditional weaknesses. The only weaknesses these new vampires seem to have are those of the heart and psyche. To apply the old Superman argument, what fun is it when your hero is impervious to bullets? These new vampires seem to be blest with all the perks (immortality, lightning reflexes, beauty, grace, magic yadda yadda) but little of the baggage. Just think of how much more interesting it would be to see the human protagonists deal with the full weight and consequence of becoming a classic vampire. Bloodlust and heightened sensuality is only the tip of the iceberg. Really think about what it would be like to -never- see the sunlight again. What would that do to you? What if you were a christian and could no longer pray on a rosary or on holy ground while these changes were happening to you? There is a lot more serious and psychological ground that -could- be covered in vampire fiction that isn’t (particularly in YA fiction).
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~ L.
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Tice Belmont // August 28, 2009 at 3:17 pm |
I have noticed and wondered about this trend, too. I especially wonder about the vampires-who-don’t-feed-on-humans idea (or if they do, they don’t hurt them). Vampires are supposed to be loathsome, predatory creatures, but suddenly they’re showing up in chick-lit as hip, fun guys. It’s pretty funny really–as if vampires weren’t evil, just misunderstood.
I love your idea of a story about a Christian turned into a vampire and struggling with their loss of religion. That’s a book I’d like to read!
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