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Romancing the Vampire

Semiotics is an element of communication that derives meaning from signs and symbols

and manifests itself in every individual. Every individual has a different way of interpreting

things, whether consciously or subconsciously. Ferdinand De Saussure adopted the terms

signifier and signified, the former representing the sound or the image one sees, while the latter

means the concept or the real meaning of the particular thing (Berger, 86). The article

‘Romancing the Vampire,’ on the other hand, discusses various vampire series including

‘Twilight,’ ‘True Blood’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. Clearly, the concept of ‘How Signs

Work’ is evident in the aforementioned movie series.

Usually, vampires are a symbol of impossible desires and extremism. Moreover, the idea

of romantic relations with a vampire is equated with death. However, there is a paradigm shift in

twilight as a vampire by the name Edward refuses sex with Bella on account that he does not

want to hurt her. “The gentlemanly Edward not only refuses sex because of the danger to Bella,

he also swoops in to pluck her out of sexually threatening situations.” (Backstein, 40). Also, he

saves her from several encounters of sexual molestation. Comparatively in ‘How Signs Work,’

Charles Sanders Pierce claims that ‘signs are related to objects by resembling them.’ He further

claims that there are various considerations into this; a sign can resemble the characters of the

object, and it is then known as an icon. When there is certainty that the sign will be interpreted as

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the object, it is known as a symbol. Notably, the issue of symbolism replicates in ‘Romancing

the Vampire.’

In how signs work, there exists a concept of signifier and signified. The former is defined

as the overview, represented by image and sound (Berger, 8). The latter is the concept that the

image intends to convey. Similarly, ‘’Romancing the vampire’ incorporates the aforementioned

concept in that the vampires represent an existence that conflicts the human race. The signified,

however, is the fact that the vampires do not mean harm after all.

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Surname 1 Student Tutor Course Date Romancing the Vampire Semiotics is an element of communication that derives meaning from signs and symbols and manifests itself in every individual. Every individual has a different way of interpreting things, whether consciously or subconsciously. Ferdinand De Saussure adopted the terms signifier and signified, the former representing the sound or the image one sees, while the latter means the concept or the real meaning of the particular thing (Berger, 86). The article ‘Romancing the Vampire,’ on the other hand, discusses various vampire series including ‘Twilight,’ ‘True Blood’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’. Clearly, the concept of ‘How Signs Work’ is evident in the aforementioned movie series. Usually, vampires are a symbol of impossible desires and extremism. Moreover, the idea of romantic relations with a vampire is equated w ...
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