https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr Throughout this timeline, I will discuss some of the metaphors that vampires have embodied over time. en-us 2022-06-06 00:11:31 UTC 2022-06-06 00:57:02 UTC hello@padlet.com alyssasickle https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211608924 Long before books, movies and social media helped us put an image to what vampires looked like or what they did, "Outbreaks of Tuberculosis, rabies and other diseases were blamed, in part, on vampires" (1).  ]]> 2022-06-06 00:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211608924 alyssasickle https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211613626 During this time, vaccines became a controversial subject bringing a feeling of unease. Vampires were compared to the injection of vaccinations, "With fangs representing surgical instruments" (2). ]]> 2022-06-06 00:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211613626 alyssasickle https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211616323 Bram Stoker wrote his novel introducing a Transylvanian man, we now refer to as Dracula. This novel describes a man leaving his home, "In search of fresh blood" (2).]]> 2022-06-06 00:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211616323 alyssasickle https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211619651 Bela Lugosi created the film, "Dracula." which set the imagery for many years to follow as to what a vampire looks like. "His voice, and haircut, remain vampire cliches today" (3).]]> 2022-06-06 00:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211619651 alyssasickle https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211622447 Vampires aren't seen to be scary, more so, "Romantic outsiders and even heroes fighting for the love of others" (3).]]> 2022-06-06 00:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211622447 alyssasickle https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211626631 Currently vampires are an obsession. We see them everywhere and fall in love with their characters. Think of shows like, True Blood, American Horror Story, Twilight "They don't terrify like they once did" (6).]]> 2022-06-06 00:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssasickle/95dxepezoi3w4arr/wish/2211626631