Constructing Ideology in Twenty-First-Century Supernatural Romance. The Salvatore Brothers in The Vampire Diaries

Abstract

The Vampire Diaries is a television series based on J. L. Smith’s novels that follows the emergence of young adult vampire fiction in the first decade of the twenty-first century. This article explores how the show presents vampires in a reflection of changes in society and contributes to debates about marketability and ideology and the influence television has on its audience.