“There is reason that all things are as they are...” (Stoker 17). Outlasting countless other tales of its time‚ Bram Stoker’s lore of “Dracula” began as and still continues to be a classic‚ frightening novel and despite how some would classify it on only a single one end of the spectrum‚ it holds true elements of both literary and commercial fiction. He uses various techniques of writing‚ such as the epistolary plot structure and dramatic irony‚ and elements‚ including suspense‚ to present an unexpected
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The Role Of Characters In Dracula and Carmilla February 16th‚ 2009 EN-102-69 Professor Kaplan Essay 1 – Final Draft Acknowledgements This paper would not have been possible without the help of many people. Firstly‚ I would like to thank my classmates for all of their inputs and perspectives‚ in class discussions‚ thread discussions and their papers‚ which helped me gain a complete understanding of the two stories. I would also like to thank my peer edit partners Joey and Michele who provided me
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In Dracula and beloved cruelty is presented in many different ways. Cruelty In both of the books is based on people not accepting people who are different such as the black people in beloved and the vampires in Dracula. These characters are seen to be different‚ so they treat each other with cruelty. In “Dracula” cruelty comes from the main character who is Dracula. He is portrayed as being terrifying and “cruel looking” because he is seen to be foreign and different. Dracula is a vampire which
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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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Dracula Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the most renowned British novels of all time. It has left its marks on many aspects of literature and film. Many thematic elements are present throughout the story and have been interpreted in many ways. Stoker uses his characters to manifest the themes that he wishes to imply. Three themes that present themselves throughout the book are the theme of Christian Redemption‚ science and technology‚ and sexual expression. Christian Redemption is shown
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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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