The existence of alien and intolerable behavior generates fear into society’s mentality of the expected conduct. But does the ‘queer’ lurk under the bed? Or is it a part of all of us? The classic text “Dracula”‚ written by Bram Stoker‚ is valuable in understanding the course of society in its exploration of tabooed acts and mentalities‚ supported by the “Queer Theory” prevalent in the mid 1900’s. Although the queer theory describes the author’s subconscious drive for homosexual and feministic expression
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The 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula indicates that the filmmaker has taken this single text and intends to provide the audience with a transposition. . However‚ comments made by the film’s director‚ Francis Ford Coppola‚ in the documentary accompanying the film (entitled Bloodlines…)’
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Ryan DeVuyst Composition II David Cantwell 15 March 2013 “A Pure‚ High Note of Anguish” by: Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver’s “A Pure‚ High Note of Anguish‚” expresses her painful grief in seeing innocent people die without having done anything to deserve it. To Americans‚ Kingsolver says “There are no worse days‚ it seems‚” referring that 9/11 is the worst thing that’s ever happened in the world. Kingsolver symbolizes the children dancing in the street as the hatred that other countries
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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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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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What is the particle theory? The particle theory says that that matter consists of many small particles with spaces in between. The particles are constantly moving‚ the higher it’s temperature‚ the faster they move. All the particles are attracted to each other. The particles move faster and move further apart when heated‚ and the reverse when cooled. Each substance has unique particles that are different from the particles of other substances. Particle theory helps to explain the behaviour of
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Over the course of cinematic history‚ many filmmakers have attempted to recreate the chilling‚ unprecedented world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Arguably very few have succeeded‚ for the majority of directors tend to avoid the pervasive sexuality inherent in the novel. It is a difficult task to achieve‚ considering the blatant imagery surrounding sex and vampirism‚ such as the reproduction following a vampiric encounter and the phallocentric nature of the violence committed both by and against these
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Dracula and the New Woman Stoker emphasises the threat of the ‘New Woman’ through constant mentioning of their dress and appearance; he does this to emphasis the contrast between the ‘New Woman’ and the traditional women. In the chapter where Jonathan is approached by the 3 woman vampires‚ who represent the dreaded ‘New Woman’ the language used to describe the women is very critical. He refers to them as “ladies by their dress and manner” stating them to be effeminate and vulgar and this makes it
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The words of dracula mean more than is read by most. The Symbols throughout Dracula‚ have often been thought to mean many diffrent things throughout history. It is believed by most that a large number of the themes are catholic oriented‚ Which is very understandable due to the books time period and what the book consists of. Also a number of the symbols stood against females being anything but a mother or wife. The battle of good versus evil‚ in this book‚ stood for much more
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In Bram Stoker ’s Dracula‚ the most blatant and powerful symbol is blood. He takes the blood that means so much to the believers of this legend and has it represent more than even they could imagine. Blood is the main object associated with vampires and vampirism. From a mythical standpoint‚ it is the basis of life for the vampires as they feed off of the blood of young‚ vibrant souls. From a more scientific standpoint blood is what would drip out of the corpse ’s mouth when family members would
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