In 1897, Dracula was portrayed as a representation of Imperialism. He attempted to colonize England in order to become the countries “master”. Dracula imprints fear in humankind. Meanwhile in 2015, numerous contemporary vampire novels present a disparate concept of the blood feeding organisms. The Twilight Trilogy proves how vampires have transitioned over a period of time. The vampire of modern times represents Romanticism. Dracula and the Twilight series are composed of basic fundamental ideas but eventually differentiate into two dissimilar vampire images. Dracula’s depicted as being correlated to imperialism through Stephen Arata’s Norton critical Edition article. According to Merriam- Webster’s dictionary, Imperialism is
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Dracula, the antagonist of the novel is shown to transform ordinary individuals into horrendous vampires. He’s able to delineate the creation of perilousness into the life of every creature. His plan of traveling from Transylvania to England provokes the endangerment of multiple people, therefore, jeopardizing their existence. Jonathan Harker, the main character is set to believe that a group of semi-demons will be formed as result (67). Harker’s previous expression proves that vampires are capable of rapidly increasing in amount, leading to the non-vampires to decrease in quantity. According to Stoker, “your girls that you all love are mine already; and through them you and others shall yet be mine” (306). After Dracula’s arrival in England, he initiates his attack on the opposite gender, women. Consequently, the virility of the …show more content…
However, they have transformed into romantic individuals. At this moment in time, they have become favored after being demonstrated as flawless, attractive, and, affectionate people. One outstanding modern vampire trilogy is the Twilight series. Dracula and the twilight trilogy both portray heroic characters, enemies, villains, and mediocre females. Edward Cullen, the paramount hero within twilight, attempts to protect the life of his lover, Bella, from the vulture. His love towards Bella is demonstrated through the following, “you’re not asleep, and you’re not dead. I’m here, and I love you. I have always loved you, and I will always love you. I was thinking of you, seeing your face in my mind, every second that I was away. When I told you that I didn’t want you, it was the very blackest kind of blasphemy.” -New Moon (510).Meanwhile, Stoker demonstrates Dracula as the villain of the novel, trying to threaten the lives of Lucy and Mina. Dracula proves that he is in control of everybody, “how dare you touch him, any of you? How dare you cast eyes on him when I had forbidden it? Back, I tell you all! This man belongs to me! Beware how you meddle with him, or you'll have to deal with me."
Dracula, the antagonist of the novel is shown to transform ordinary individuals into horrendous vampires. He’s able to delineate the creation of perilousness into the life of every creature. His plan of traveling from Transylvania to England provokes the endangerment of multiple people, therefore, jeopardizing their existence. Jonathan Harker, the main character is set to believe that a group of semi-demons will be formed as result (67). Harker’s previous expression proves that vampires are capable of rapidly increasing in amount, leading to the non-vampires to decrease in quantity. According to Stoker, “your girls that you all love are mine already; and through them you and others shall yet be mine” (306). After Dracula’s arrival in England, he initiates his attack on the opposite gender, women. Consequently, the virility of the …show more content…
However, they have transformed into romantic individuals. At this moment in time, they have become favored after being demonstrated as flawless, attractive, and, affectionate people. One outstanding modern vampire trilogy is the Twilight series. Dracula and the twilight trilogy both portray heroic characters, enemies, villains, and mediocre females. Edward Cullen, the paramount hero within twilight, attempts to protect the life of his lover, Bella, from the vulture. His love towards Bella is demonstrated through the following, “you’re not asleep, and you’re not dead. I’m here, and I love you. I have always loved you, and I will always love you. I was thinking of you, seeing your face in my mind, every second that I was away. When I told you that I didn’t want you, it was the very blackest kind of blasphemy.” -New Moon (510).Meanwhile, Stoker demonstrates Dracula as the villain of the novel, trying to threaten the lives of Lucy and Mina. Dracula proves that he is in control of everybody, “how dare you touch him, any of you? How dare you cast eyes on him when I had forbidden it? Back, I tell you all! This man belongs to me! Beware how you meddle with him, or you'll have to deal with me."