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Please respond to TWO of the following with an essay-style response. Each response should be 800- 1000 words, for a total exam length of 1600-2000 words (or 2 to 3 pages for a total exam length of 4-5 pages).
Please make use of quotes and specific examples in your replies. Each reply should cite at least three works we have considered this term, but you are certainly welcome to mention more. Grammar and correct citation count; please consult the citation and writing guides, and feedback on your previous work.
1. Explain how vampires symbolize “The Other” using at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched
2. Explain how the vampire functions as a symbol for sexuality in at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched.
3. Explain the way that the vampire threatens, or is threatened by, religion in at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched.
4. Discuss the way that the vampire is a figure at the boundary of the human and the animal kingdom in at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched.
5. Discuss the way that the vampire is a harbinger of disease and their association with contagion or developments in medicine in at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched.
6. Discuss the vampire as a figure of psychological horror, or a “gaslighter” in at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched.
7. Why do vampires long for human companionship? How do different vampires cope with the loneliness of their undeath? Discuss using at least three examples from our readings or material we have watched.
8. How does the figure of the vampire change throughout time? Using at least three specific examples from texts we have read, or material we have watched, discuss the differences between the folkloric, the romantic, and the modern vampires.
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