Choose one of the options below to write about in your bluebook. I recommend a five paragraph essay.
Option 1:
Please compare and/or contrast the vampires in I Am Legend with Dracula. How have vampires evolved (or not) since Dracula's time? What cultural shifts (or non shifts) does this evolution represent? Make sure your paper has a cohesive, overall point to it--do not just list points of comparison or contrast that don't tie together into a meaningful whole, which should be some significant observation about culture. You may want to focus on fears and/or desires that the vampires represent.
Option 2:
Compare the cultural fears that Frankenstein's monster represents with those fears that the alien in Alien represents. You may want to consider the fact that both of these are cautionary tales that deal with themes of scientific advancement, exploration/colonization, and "artificial life" in some form or another. What can we learn about longstanding human fears by studying both of these narratives?
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