Abraham Van Helsing

Count derives, was […] a man of many positive qualities, as sexually abusive fathers frequently are,” for the sake of my argument, I do not believe that Dracula is meant to be the father figure, but rather Van Helsing as the father figure of Stoker, whom I am relating to Dracula. Not only is Van Helsing seen as a father figure to the men in the novel; Dr. Seward, Arthur, and Quincey Morris, but I also believe that he represents the actual version of Stokers abusive…

In death of the woods, the old woman was a symbolic vampire. Before we discuss vampires, it might be helpful to know what vampires are. Foster talks about vampires in chapter 3 when he says, “It’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people, just for starters.” In this paragraph, I will show that the old woman did all three. First, the woman refused to respect the autonomy of another organism. When Jake went to get…

For a horror action with mediocre quality, surprising indeed could still see the Underworld franchise can still stay standing for over 13 years. It may then not be too surprising if you look at the facts on the ground, how the benefits of the four series Screen Gems Underworld; 458 million dollars from the budget of 177 million is, yes, this is definitely a project that is still promising to continue and continue to be made for appropriate economic law, as long as the demand is still high enough…

New is always better at least according to society. As time progress more faith is put into new ideas and many old values are left behind, however there are consequences to this mindset. During the time of Dracula there was already a great debate over the two worlds. Charles Darwin's research on natural selection and evolution called many old ideas of the church into question. People began to side with either the church or Darwin, claiming that the other side was completely wrong. Dracula is a…

In my personal opinion "Van Helsing" is a good movie because it convenes Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula, the Wolf Man, Igor, Van Helsing the vampire hunter, assorted with other monsters such as werewolves, vampires, and even Mr. Hyde. The movie is like a Greatest Hits compilation; it's assembled like Frankenstein's Monster, from spare parts stitched together and brought to life with electricity, the movie also includes lots of computer-generated images. The plot is about Dracula's…

Miss Mina, however, represents the changing role of women during this century. She has a complete knowledge of the typewriters and phonographs and is already shown to be married to one man. Dr. Van Helsing and Dr. Seward are two characters that Bram Stoker uses to provide readers with proof for all the scientific knowledge and theories concerned with Dracula. This is so that the text may become as believable as possible. Dracula is written in first…

Dracula Dracula has been heard of for many years, but have you ever realized the roles that gender plays in the novel? The novel, written by Bram Stoker in the late nineteenth century is typically thought of as a horror novel. After analzyation, I have realized the book itself has many symbols and themes for female sexual symbolism within its pages. Dracula was set in the Victorian culture. During this time, women were to be put down socially and men were to be praised and known for their…

was always portrayed as very helpful even if it was in different ways. Mina proved to be of use in the League when she utilized her vampire abilities to fight. In Dracula Mina took up journaling in order to be of more help to Jonathan and allowed Van Helsing to hypnotize her so she could provide valuable information on Dracula’s whereabouts; her intelligence and helpfulness were important in the defeat of both Dracula and the Phantom. Despite these few traits remaining the same, many of Mina’s…

Dr. Seward draws some blood from Arthur and puts it in Lucy’s system. During this time Lucy’s diary gives the impression that she is helpless and afraid. When Lucy seems to lose the blood by the next morning, he calls his old friend Dr. van Helsing. Van Helsing seems to be the only person aware of what is happening to Lucy, but aware that the others would not believe him he keeps this knowledge to himself, yet still taking precautionary measures such as placing garlic flowers around Lucy, and…

Supposedly based loosely on an erotic dream of Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ (1897) embodies one of the most fascinating and symbolically sexualised characters in English literature. Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ addresses Victorian anxieties regarding its women’s feminist awakening and breaking of patriarchal chains during the time and highlighted this fear in his novel. By focusing on these topics in his novel, Stoker, who was a staunch conservative Anglican and advocate of patriarchy, emphasises how women’s…