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A Study of Humanity in Smiths the Vampire Diaries: The Awakening

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  • Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi
  • Cyril Ryan Moderin
  • Harison @ Hanisa Mohd Sidek

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The idea that vampires exist across the globe has been a subject of folk tale, superstition, and myth throughout the history of man. This analysis of the The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening focuses on the effects of human qualities on the protagonist, Stefan Salvatore and the antagonist, Damon Salvatore. It features the usage of moral elements in enabling the characters to gain attractiveness among other characters. It also implicitly brought forth the two typical types of male model that entice their counterparts. L.J. Smith is one of the authors that managed to use vampires’ characters in their works to another medium of entertainment successfully. This then showed the importance of young adult fiction to be researched. The study undertaken on the role of emotions and personality to fuel their meter of attractiveness. The results of the study show that human qualities in the aspect of moral elements does play a role in applying a certain type of attractiveness to the creature of the night that are supposed to be a figure of dread. Ultimately, breaking the usual plot of story that focuses on species that human deemed to be harmless.

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  • Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi & Cyril Ryan Moderin & Harison @ Hanisa Mohd Sidek, 2018. "A Study of Humanity in Smiths the Vampire Diaries: The Awakening," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 8(3), pages 155-166.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijoass:v:8:y:2018:i:3:p:155-166:id:2980
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