In 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
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Vladislav III‚ also known as Vlad the Impaler‚ was and still is one of the most savage‚ cruel people to date. He was the main inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Vlad used over forty-five methods of torture and invented fifteen. It has been estimated that he killed anywhere from 50‚000 to 500‚000 people. I chose Vlad because I wanted someone who was brutal‚ shocking‚ and had information that wasn’t hard to find. Vlad also has an interesting background in which he went from Turkish prison scum
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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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In Dracula‚ Dracula’s house is shown as a dark‚ gloomy and creepy castle. Bram Stoker shows how the setting is affected by the atmosphere by going into detail of how Jonathan Harker feels when approaching Dracula’s house for the first time. On the trip to Dracula’s house Jonathan noticed the townsmen reacting strangely once they found out that he was heading to Dracula’s castle alone. One of the citizens ended up giving Jonathan a crucifix and told him that it was a charm or guard against the evil
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Are the odds ever in your favor? In the movie the “Hunger Games” the odds don’t seem to be in district twelve’s favor. Katniss Everdeen‚ whose only pronounced skill is being good with a bow and arrow‚ volunteers in place of her younger sister Primrose to fight in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Both her and Peeta Mellark‚ who is just a boy who works in in a bakery‚ are the two contestants from district 12 to fight in the games which are hosted by the Capitol of Panem. In the end of the games‚ both
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Not very long ago and not very far away‚ Queen Victoria was launching Great Britain into what would later be known as the Victorian era; a time of creativity‚ industrial boom‚ and the romanticizing of the ever-looming presence of death. Yes‚ it seemed that Victorians began an era that seemed to focus on their fascination with death‚ ghosts‚ and other typically gothic themes. Many examples of these elements can be seen through the work of the artists and authors of the time. One such author‚ Charles
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Some say Savannah‚ Georgia is the most haunted town in America. There are homes‚ cemeteries‚ and even restaurants that are believed to be haunted. This leads to there being several Savannah‚ Georgia ghost tours . Some are by foot‚ some have transportation‚ but all provide fright seeing. Here are some of the ghost tours available. Paranormal Tours On the paranormal tours you have a choice of two options. Their tours are centered on the Sorrel-Weed House and Carriage House. These tours invite
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The double shame in man’s war against man is the residual effect on nature; an innocent ‚ helpless bystander. The sense of potential devastation is the prevailing tone throughout the poem‚ ’Gathered by the River‚’ by Denise Levertov. The spoliation caused by nuclear war is not limited to the loss of human lives. Nature can take a comparable amount of time to recover from a nuclear holocaust. The impact of war victims to humankind is negligible as compared to years of recovery required to reinstate
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Gothic literature was born in 1764 when Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto‚ which is considered to be the first gothic novel ever written. Gothic literature was originally written as a reaction to the age of reason‚ order‚ and the politics of eighteenth-century England. Containing anti-Catholic sentiments and mythical aspects‚ Gothic literature explored the tension between what we fear and what we desire. The stories were usually set in some kind of castle or old building that showed
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Eric 1 Tam Lin Power Tam Lin has power by accidentally killing 20 kids instead of the British prime minister with a bomb in his past before he met Matteo Alacran. Although when he knew a wine was poisoned he drank it anyways. He also took on a father type form for matt. If you notice he says: “Power’s a strange thing‚ lad. It’s a drug and people like me crave it. It wasn’t till I met Celia that I saw what a monster I’d become. I was too happy‚ swaggering around in El Patrón’s shadow. “He
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