Vampire Diaries
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Title: Vampire Diaries
Author: L.J Smith
Text type: Novel
I thoroughly enjoyed the novel ‘Vampire Diaries’ written by L.J Smith. The story centers on Elena Gilbert, a young high school girl who finds herself eventually torn between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore
I admire the character Damon. From the start he proves to have a very flippant personality, taunting his younger brother with his desire to be human and his love for Elena. To many he seems cold, and ruthless and can kill without any hint of remorse, he has no hesitation feeding on humans and wherever he goes, death often follows in his wake. The reader can definitely pick up on the infrequent moments that Damon lets his guard down, and in these times we discover that behind his façade of someone who ‘doesn’t care’ about anything or anyone, that he is actually a sweet and sensitive character who we grow to care for. He clearly shows deep down he is loving and soft on the inside proving that there is still a big part of his human self buried inside him. “I'm not human. And I miss it. I miss it more than anything in the world. That is my secret” This quote shows that behind Damon’s tough guy act, he is just a sad and lonely person inside. He craves to be loved, and craves to live out the human experiences he never has a chance to taste. It seems he finds it easier to portray a hardened persona and cut off his humanity rather than to be clouded by all his human qualities and emotions at the same time as wishing for them. “You know when you shut out the pain, it’s the easiest thing in the world. The part of you that cares just goes away. “This quote spoken by Damon gives off many meanings behind what it means. To the reader this proves that he does feel emotions, emotions so intense to the point where he cannot cope, so he switches off his humanity in order to feel nothing, switching off his emotions to the point where he is verging on sociopathic. I
Title: Vampire Diaries
Author: L.J Smith
Text type: Novel
I thoroughly enjoyed the novel ‘Vampire Diaries’ written by L.J Smith. The story centers on Elena Gilbert, a young high school girl who finds herself eventually torn between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore
I admire the character Damon. From the start he proves to have a very flippant personality, taunting his younger brother with his desire to be human and his love for Elena. To many he seems cold, and ruthless and can kill without any hint of remorse, he has no hesitation feeding on humans and wherever he goes, death often follows in his wake. The reader can definitely pick up on the infrequent moments that Damon lets his guard down, and in these times we discover that behind his façade of someone who ‘doesn’t care’ about anything or anyone, that he is actually a sweet and sensitive character who we grow to care for. He clearly shows deep down he is loving and soft on the inside proving that there is still a big part of his human self buried inside him. “I'm not human. And I miss it. I miss it more than anything in the world. That is my secret” This quote shows that behind Damon’s tough guy act, he is just a sad and lonely person inside. He craves to be loved, and craves to live out the human experiences he never has a chance to taste. It seems he finds it easier to portray a hardened persona and cut off his humanity rather than to be clouded by all his human qualities and emotions at the same time as wishing for them. “You know when you shut out the pain, it’s the easiest thing in the world. The part of you that cares just goes away. “This quote spoken by Damon gives off many meanings behind what it means. To the reader this proves that he does feel emotions, emotions so intense to the point where he cannot cope, so he switches off his humanity in order to feel nothing, switching off his emotions to the point where he is verging on sociopathic. I