use the conventions of Gothic Horror to create a sense of fear and horror in “The Kit Bag”? INTRODUCTION Gothic Horror is a genre which tries to create a sense of fear and horror in the reader. Writers of gothic horror use a number of conventions to achieve this. Some of these include setting‚ the supernatural‚ isolated hero‚ the climax and sound. In ’The Kit Bag‚’ Blackwood uses a number of these conventions to create a sense of horror. PEE 1 The setting in gothic horror is used to create
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Dracula‚ a vampire that serves as an anti-Christ‚ is a human embodiment that the Victorians fear and hope to destroy. Stoker describes him as a prominent figure of grieving evil‚ a curse that is a disgrace to the Victorian society. Having seen Count Dracula being ostracized from deviating from Christianity and creating his own religion‚ Stoker intends to persuade readers that believing in such religion is required and essential to human survival. One tradition of Christianity that Dracula greatly
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Vampire stories have been popular for years. One such vampire is Dracula of Bram Stoker’s novel. Dracula drives the plot in many ways‚ but he is not always the nice guy. Not everyone like him; in fact most are scared of him. Dracula is dynamic‚ but the antagonist for several reasons. Dracula is evil‚ scares everyone‚ and he kills a lot of people. Dracula is a vampire. He is described as tall‚ old‚ cleanly shaven‚ thin nose‚ pointy ears‚ and sharp white teeth. He cannot be seen in mirrors‚ he refuses
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The man in the painting is a town dentist from Wood’s hometown and the woman is Wood’s sister‚ Nan. Many characteristics about this painting are unique and questionable. This painting will allow viewers to expand their imagination. The American Gothic painted by Grant Wood in August of 1930 demonstrates expressionism used in the man and woman’s face‚ the house shown in the background‚ and the way of life they portray. When looking at this painting‚ we see a man and woman carrying the same non-expressive
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Use Of The Diary Form Narrative in The Novel Dracula The Irish author‚ Bram Stoker‚ was a creative and intellectual writer‚ and as such‚ wrote the gothic novel Dracula in the diary form of narrative. This was a good choice of how to write the novel since it was very beneficial to the plot of Dracula. Examples of how the diary form is beneficial to Dracula are seen in his writing and book‚ as I will now commence in telling you. One of the greatest benefits of the diary narrative
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Stoker‚ Dracula‚ pages 147-204 Ch 13-17 Why is it that so many of the characters are so trusting of Van Helsing? Ever since he came into the picture‚ characters such as Dr. Seward‚ Lucy‚ Arthur‚ and Mina have allowed Van Helsing to do what ever he wants. This seems implausible‚ especially considering some of the things he asks‚ among them being spreading garlic around the room‚ allowing him to chop off Lucy’s head and cut out her heart‚ reading Lucy’s diaries‚ and digging up her coffin to mutilate
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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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While Count Dracula is prominently reckoned as an opposition within a methodical society‚ he can somehow exemplify a potential alteration for oppressed women against the Victorian’s standardized expectations. In the primary introduction of Mina and Lucy’s appearance‚ the two female characters express a vast ideology of obedient and pure Victorian women. Both of them desire to wholly love and marry whomever they want without feeling oppressed by the expectations that society imposes on them. After
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LEVEL 3 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme Dracula Bram Stoker for help. Lucy dies and is buried. A number of children are then found with marks on their necks and Van Helsing knows that Lucy has come back to life as a vampire. He and his companions go to the coffin and push a wooden stake into her heart and cut off her head. Van Helsing sets out a plan to kill Dracula. The men first go to Carfax House‚ where Dracula is thought to be hiding‚ but they find nothing except old
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This show‚ Program‚ is set in a utopian universe inspired by the iconic novel by Bram Stoker‚ Dracula. Within this utopian society‚ the poor population makes up the majority of the overall population and yet the 1% of wealthy hold all the power and control the government. The poor population are desperate for a way out of the system of poverty. Due to this‚ the president‚ O.J. OndskaKraft‚ offers a program in which those living in poverty may compete either individually or as team for what is advertised
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