Jonathan Harker. He travels to Eastern Europe in order to sell some property to Count Dracula. The antagonist is a reclusive but seemingly normal “man” from Transylvania. This section of the story takes place from the view of Harker‚ who decided to chronicle his adventures abroad for his fiancée‚ Mina Murray. As he travels to Count Dracula’s castle‚ Jonathan ignores the warnings that the locals give him about Dracula‚ but does accept a gift of a crucifix. He continues obliviously on his way to the castle
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Written in the late 19th century Brom Stokers Dracula the danger of female sexuality was put on display. Brom stokers Dracula dealt a lot with Victorian women and how they were belittle. There were certain standards women had to meet to be considered Victorian women. In the Victorian society women had very narrow gender roles. There were two paths a women could take she could be pure and virginal which would include being a mother and a wife. Or you were regarded to as a whore or expendable to the
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During the Victorian era‚ sexually transmitted diseases were rampant because of the prevalence of prostitution. This outbreak provoked a feeling of consternation amongst people‚ and there grew a stigma around women’s sexual expression. In Dracula‚ Bram Stoker addresses this issue and suggests that women should remain chaste and suppress their dangerous sexuality‚ which wreaks havoc if unleashed. In the novel‚ Mina’s innocence is juxtaposed to Lucy’s coquettish behavior. The characters reflect how
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The Mixed-Up Gender Roles in Dracula In the Victorian Era gender roles were very clear-cut and were not to be ignored. Men were masculine‚ tough‚ and considered protectors. Women were meant to be pure‚ kind‚ matronly‚ and frail. These were the stereotypical social behaviors of the genders and they were very strongly enforced. Women wouldn’t find a husband if they began to act at all masculine and subsequently‚ men would never find a wife if they began to act feminine or do “girly” things. The
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In this essay‚ I would like to expose myself to the question how the non-human agency of a bat can be reflected through Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula? Furthermore‚ does nature exist in any prediscursive form prior to its marking by human culture? In Stoker’s Dracula a big bat flaps and buffets its wings against the window of Lucy Westerna frightening her out of her wits. In this novel bats can be seen as representing the uncanny and mysterious of nature; and moreover‚ as we humans are part of nature
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Dracula as the Anti-Christ is a theme that presents its self commonly in the novel “Dracula”. The novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs‚ through its main characters‚ Dracula. The author uses his knowledge of Christian believes to construct one of the darkest‚ most evil characters in any novel. To create Dracula he takes these believes and flips them and places them in the character. There are many ways that Bram Stoker’s character Dracula can be considered the Anti-Christ‚ mostly because
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important role on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. The novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs through one of its main characters‚ Count Dracula. This character is also characterized as being the “anti Christ” throughout the entire novel. The author uses many beliefs from the Christian religion to show us different types of Anti-Christian values‚ superstitions beliefs of protection towards evil‚ and to compare the powers between good and evil and/or God and Dracula. In the novel‚ there are
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The historical lense best suits the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. This lense considers how the time period and place is described in the text. Dracula was published in 1897 around the same time the book was set in. Some people in this time period believed that the book was based on true events. In today’s society people don’t believe in supernatural creatures. The novel is taught as a myth; there are movies and other books all based off of Dracula. Dracula has been around since the 1800s and it is
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which is a reconstruction of Dracula‚ a novel by Bram Stoker‚ and Nosferatu a film directed by F.W. Murnau. The use of intertexuality in Shadow of the Vampire is a key aspect which allows it to echo; themes‚ the gothic mode and issues that are present in the other two texts. Through a clear pastiche‚ Merhige produces a new text from the old. Immortality is a key theme which has been subverted from the physical sense through sucking blood‚ as it’s represented in Dracula‚ to the spiritual sense through
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Mina Harker; A Strong Character A strong character is one who possesses many qualities such as being selfless‚ courageous and sacrificial. Dracula written by Bram Stoker portrays the young and witty Mina Harker. She is the best example to fit the description of a strong character. Mina starts off as a young school mistress who is engaged. As the plot progresses‚ her normal life changes and she is faced with many challenges that she overcomes‚ that show that she is the strongest personality
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