英美文化鉴赏课程论文.doc

山东农业大学 课 程 论 文 科 目 英美文化及影视欣赏 论文题目 Vampire Complex in American Culture 学 院 资源与环境学院 专业班级 08级土地资源管理专业2班 学生姓名 黄晓娜 学 号 任课教师 任艳 2010年6月28日 Vampire Complex in American Culture Abstract Since last year, the vampire culture sweeping across the world, set off a burst of enthusiasm in the world, especially in the United States. This is reflected in the books, movies, entertainment, etc. in. In this paper, the source of the vampire, vampires image, and through Reading Twilight vampire plot so that we know it’s existence in the meaning of American culture. Keywords: Vampire Culture Symbol Significance Preface Over the course of the appreciation of America and English’ culture and film, I have developed an interest in the vampire complex in American culture. The topic is of particular interest to me because I believe that American culture often makes the creative talents of the individual at an early age. Creativity is an integral part of human identity. In this semester, some films were specifically designed with my particular interest in mind, and I also found ways to explore my fascination with the subject. Recently vampire becomes one of the most popular fiction around the world with the film “twilight “played on the screen. They are mysterious fearful creatures: young, beautiful, powerful and immortal. Over thousands of years, vampire occupied a very important position in American culture. Vampire’ origin We all know that blood is the symbol of life, and it features a large part in American culture. The God punished Eve for her tempting Adam by letting her suffering monthly period, in Homer’s Odyssey Chapter 11 Ulysses sacrificed blood of freshly rams to his soldiers, or Harpy as a bird with the head of a woman, would suck the babies’ blood. All of the stories show that blood was a symbol of evil and mystery at the very beginning, which made