Cultures And Values In Abraham Lincoln's The Vampire Hunter

In Sociology class, we have been learning about different cultures and values in the United States and many other countries. Abraham Lincoln, The Vampire Hunter, is a fantasy/ horror movie based on U.S. cultural events in the past. Throughout the movie, many values that we have discussed about and read about are presented. Abraham Lincoln, The Vampire Hunter begins with Lincoln as a little boy working with his parents. In the first scene of the movie, we see the main value that is presented throughout the movie; equality/ freedom and youthfulness. Lincoln and his family work for a slave owner down South. As a little boy, Lincoln sees the slaves being mistreated and beat in front of his own eyes. However, he sees his friend, Will, trying

As Lincoln grew up, he carried that memory with him and sought revenge. While Lincoln goes and face Barts he shoots him in the eye. This goes to show Lincoln the value of self-fulfilment. This could be the only way Lincoln could get him back at him for what he had done to his mother and family. However, Lincoln realizes that he didn’t kill Barts, and meets Henry, a vampire that saves his life and is on his side throughout his achievements and success. Even though Henry is a vampire himself, he educates Lincoln about vampires. Education is a value that Henry teaches Lincoln that helps him succeed. First, Henry tells Lincoln that if he wants to become a vampire killer, there will be requirements he has to follow. Henry tells him that he won 't have family or friends. This is something that Lincoln doesn 't follow and costs him later on in the movie. Then, Henry educates Lincoln on how he will have to train in order to kill Barts. He gives him an ax and makes him hit trees with great force until he takes it down. This makes his physical fitness rise and become the beast that he is. Later, Henry educates Lincoln on who Jack barts really is and what his family does. In the movie, the vampires are the fantasy side to slave owners down in the South. Lincoln finds out the battle in trying to kill the vampires won 't be easy, but doesn 't stop him from trying. The only thing he is focused on is on his self-fulfilment of killing the animal who took his mother away. Lincoln 's practicality leads him to his efficiency of killing vampires as he is instructed by