I also imagine vampires will be wily and careful. Shadow is their friend and they will learn to use it well. I think they would have weak eyes in daylight, and not be as gracefully murderous. I enjoy the thought that the older a vampire gets, the more it can tolerate the sun. (Can't you imagine the complaining: Wizards are supposed to be bad and powerful, and instead they are kid-friendly and bureaucratic.) I don't hear anyone complaining about that change. It was to explain away an unflattering version of wizards and witches that Rowling didn't follow (that wizardry is in league with the Devil and actively uses magic to harm people). It's a bit like the explanation in Harry Potter's second year about witch trials. It's a nod to the traditional tales and a way to explain the misconception. A person who sees a vampire shot through with light and reflecting so bright that they could be burning explains the myth of burning in Meyer's universe. Burning in the sun is considered less weak (in other words, less feminine) than sparkling in the sun, even though dying from sunlight is more of a weakness, obviously.Ī vampire's eyes glowing red would not tie into the eyewitness accounts that claim to see vampires burn in the sun. Look at the sort of connotations and images we come up with on this board. There are male fairies in classical literature, but I think if one were to be introduced now, the author would have to deal with the fact that the character would be starting with plenty of cultural baggage, because (of course!) it's ridiculous and demeaning for a man to be associated with things that are traditionally female. There are fat little baby angels and angels have become increasingly feminized as well. Portrayals of angels have gone through several incarnations. He would probably be considered a standard of manliness in those times, the apex of what men could aspire to.

In traditional paintings of the archangel Michael (who was head of the army and Satan's main foe), he's usually portrayed as glowing, if not sparkling. I think it would be interesting if someone did a research paper on sparkling in popular imagination, because I think part of the problem has to do with sparkling being considered 'girly' and hence, weak. If you object to sparkling vampires, don't read about them. Personally, I like the variety in portrayals of different fantasy creatures, and I'm not sure why people complain about that. The nice thing about fictional creatures is that you can do your own thing with them, and it's just as accurate a portrayal (since they don't really exist). So, I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of what else could keep vampires away from the sun that does not sound ridiculous. And mine did not contain sparkling vampires.

Tenma wrote: 'I've heard that Stephanie Meyer got the idea of Twilight from a dream, but I have also written a book based off a dream.

Why do the vampires in twilight sparkle