Vampires in literature

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• Literal vs. symbolic meanings of vampirism and supernatural elements in fiction.
• Vampire symbolic meanings: selfishness, exploitation, and a refusal to respect the autonomy of others.
• “You don’t need fangs and a cape to be a vampire. The essentials of the vampire story: an older figure representing corrupt, outworn values; a young, preferably virginal female; a stripping away of her youth, energy, virtue; a continuance of the life force of the old male; the death or destruction of the young woman.”