The Postmodern Evolution of Telepathy.

This article will analyse (the lack of) telepathic connection between the characters of Edward and Bella in Meyer's Twilight Saga and compare it to the subliminal link between the Transylvanian vampire and Mina in Dracula. The lack of a telepathic bond between the two characters will be read as a contradiction of the original concept of telepathy. The Twilight Saga is interpreted as a postmodern representation of vampires which both reprises and subverts the precedent literary and cinematographic narratives of such 'monsters'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]