Abstract

Zombie and vampire are the images of humans’ suspect. There are many historic and literal books about them. Zombie is a kind of imagination and fiction after the death of people, while vampire is a kind of imagination and fiction of the eternal life after death. This dissertation introduces the development of the vampire culture and the zombie culture, then analyzes the similarities and differences between the two cultures, and at last explores the geographic and social causes of the cultural differences.

Key words:  zombie; vampire; comparative study ; cultural differences

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction1

2.The Development of Vampire Culture1

2.1 The birth of vampire.2

2.1.1 The ancestors and legends 2

2.1.2 The formation of vampire family3

2. 2 The popularity of vampire culture 4

2.2.1 Image evolution of Vampire4

2.2.2 Vampire culture in Life6

3. The Development of Zombie Culture.7

3.1 The birth of the zombie7

3.2 The rise of zombies--the end of the world.9

3.3 The popularity of zombie .9

4.Reasons for the Cultural Differences10

4.1 Differences of images.11　　

4.2 Differences of religions12

4.3 Differences of the society.13

5. Conclusion.15

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