Matheson did stay true to the classic vampire in some regards, but mostly, Matheson gave us a vampire entirely different than anything we have seen before in the sci fi and horror genre. People such as Richard Matheson and his novel, “I Am Legend”, showed us a vampire different than Dracula and the vampire stereotype that followed Dracula’s creation. However, some creative minds were able to create something that strayed off the path of the classic vampire. Most authors and directors will try and mirror their vampire with Dracula as much as they can. From that moment on, people have adapted their own vampires into books and film. With Dracula, the classic or stereotypical vampire was born. Bram Stoker, an Irish author, was able to take this man and turn him into what is possibly the most well-known vampire in history, Dracula. Later on his life, he became one of the most moleventant and cruel conquerors the world has ever seen. Thus, as the novel comes to a close, Neville seems to see the world through the eyes of a vampire: he is the monster, the antagonist, and the “legend.In the early 15th century, Vlad Tepes was born. However, after he meets Ruth, a “living vampire,” Neville begins to see the truth: from the perspective of the vampires, Neville is a hideous monster, who spends his waking life killing vampires in their sleep (just as vampires are said to spend their waking lives killing slumbering humans). Throughout the book, Neville expresses his fear and hatred for the vampires, and it’s his goal to rid the city of vampires altogether. He also battles depression and alcoholism-without anyone left to talk to, whiskey is one of the few pleasures left to him. Over the course of the book, Neville tries to understand the causes of the vampire plague. While his friends and family become vampires, Neville converts his house into a fortress, and spends his days traveling around the city, killing any sleeping vampires he can find. The main character of I Am Legend, Robert Neville is the last human being to survive after a vampire plague hits Los Angeles in the year 1975.
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