Amanda R. Wright Religion 101 12/12/04 Prof. Nichols Final Paper Many people are familiar with the novel Dracula‚ by Bram Stoker. It is typically referred to as a horror story sure to give a good scare. However‚ Bram Stoker was not merely out to give his Victorian audience a thrill ride. Many symbols and themes‚ particularly those of the main antagonist Dracula‚ were brought into the novel to teach a lesson. Oddly enough‚ Dracula resembles other forces of evil in other religions as well. A
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Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula (1897)‚ one of the main motifs present throughout the whole piece is Catholicism. Catholicism does not only appear as a motif but also as a major theme in the novel. On the books‚ Broker was known to be a Protestant‚ however after releasing his novel Dracula‚ he was considered of being “a closet Catholic cloaking his dangerous views in a relatively safe literary medium” (Starrs‚ D. Bruno). Even though the novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs‚ Bram Stoker was able to
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relation to science‚ religion‚ and some are even a combination of the two. Film and other media outlets have commonly been used to address these types of issues ever since these outlets were started. In the film Dracula‚ directed by Tod Browning in 1931‚ many controversial issues of the 1920s and 1930s including science‚ superstition‚ religion‚ and xenophobia are addressed. An argument that has been extremely controversial and debated for centuries is science versus religion. Dracula takes the
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Carlos Dena Honors English 11 5/20/13 Critical Analysis on Dracula With several illicit subjects listed throughout Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ the book becomes a playground for psychoanalysts. Whether it be to see a subjects as simple as the conscious take over a character‚ or a character’s surroundings corrupting its victims‚ Dracula intrigues in more ways than just its vampiristic features. The following is a psychoanalytic study with a focus on vampirism imitating sexual practice and drug usage today
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Bisexuality in Dracula Everyone needs a role model‚ someone they look up to‚ monsters included. Mitchell Lewis quoted “In other words‚ Dracula is portrayed as a monster not only because he is a vampire but also because he crosses the line in terms of gender‚ causing others to do so as well.” Sexuality and gender are the main topics and arguments in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Dracula‚ along with the women vampires who look up to him are all expressed as bisexual because they are attracted to the
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Bram Stoker was a European author who wrote during the Victorian movement (1837-1901). During this literary period‚ authors focused their works around a multitude of topics‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ nature‚ the growing population and the industrial revolution in Europe‚ the relationships between people and their environment‚ the events that follow when one leaves their community‚ and how an individual’s actions affect either themselves or other people. Stoker explores some of these topics of
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Dracula became a classic novel‚ because they were intrigued by it. I think that it was different and the fact that a movie was made out of it and I think that the movie brought it up more. I think it was just overall the way the way Bram Stoker wrote the book .It change the way of writing books. This book became so significant because he kind of just did what he wanted with the book. ”During this time behavior and mortality had to be restrained like the queen.” You weren’t allowed to write about
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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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Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula will forever stand as one of the masterpieces of Gothic literature. The despicable villain Count Dracula and and his Transylvanian castle have become synonymous with horror and vampires‚ to the point that the modern image of the vampire is almost entirely derived from Dracula. However‚ one of this story’s most effective elements is Stoker’s masterful control over the mood of the novel. Stoker primarily influences the mood of Dracula by his use of spooky or wild settings
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Being in her father’s room Prinaca hoped for him to move or say something‚ very soon. She wondered how could anyone be so mean to her father. She got frustrated and read her letter. Weeks went by until she touched it again. She tried to remember where she put it‚ she couldn’t put a place to the person‚ Oliver! She ran down the steps‚ making her way out to the hall‚ past all the people who have come to speak. She saw Alex and raced to grab her arm. “I thought princesses don’t run.” Alex giggled.
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