Blade: A Conflict of Self Essay

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Though he has vowed to destroy as many vampires as he can and to protect humankind, he is faced with the paradox of destroying part of his identity while trying to save the other. Blade possesses many qualities of a hero, particularly the qualities imbued by his vampiric semi-transformation and his ability and resolve to be courageous for the betterment of humanity. Mythological heroes, much like Blade, often had a close, but conflicted, relationship with their supernatural adversaries and benefactors. Though Blade possesses characteristics of a classical hero, he is also a Byronic hero, as well as an antihero. Like the Byronic hero, Blade comes from a troubled past, is emotionally conflicted, intelligent, and mysterious, but is also considered an outcast. Because Blade is not human, nor is he demon, he struggles to find his place in the world and is forced to live on the fringe of both societies, of which he does not find acceptance in either.

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Blade is neither human, nor vampire, and is referred to as the "daywalker" by his enemies. Blade is shown to possess all of the vampiric strengths without any of their weaknesses. While vampires are repulsed and killed by silver, sunlight, and garlic, Blade is immune to these objects. Like other vampires, Blade is plagued by a thirst for blood, which he refuses to indulge, rather opting to subject himself to homemade serums that curb his thirsts. Though the other full-blooded vampires in the film cannot expose themselves to direct sunlight, nor conduct their business during the day because of this weakness, they have learned to adapt through the use of "familiars," and the fundamental and simple use of sunscreen to protect themselves.....

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