Count Dracula

even scarier? They make the antagonist a foreigner. This novel would not have been as enticing and thrilling if Dracula was from England. Even making his character French or American would not have been as effective. These two cultures were ones the Brits already knew well enough not to fear. Stoker was clever to make Dracula a character from an exotic location. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula there is an underlying tone of xenophobia. Stoker seems to be playing on the British nation’s fear of new…

In chapter 22 of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker’s husband, reveals in his journal how unresponsive he is too the fate of his wife. Following the events in chapter 21 where Mina had been hypnotized by Dracula and is at risk for becoming a vampire Mr.Harker writes “ As I must do something or go mad, I write this diary” (306). It is sensible that Mr.Harker would use writing as a coping method when his lover could fall victim to the very man that abused him just months ago, but…

Vlad the Impaler: The Original Dracula Dracula. Everybody knows who that is. He inspires terror in everybody's heart. He is the blood sucking monster that haunted Transylvania. He is an iconic legend that has inspired a countless amount of classic movies and novels to this day. However you may be surprised to know that he is not pure fiction. Bram Stoker the author of “Dracula” based his novel off of the Prince of Wallachia, Vlad Tepes or “Vlad the impaler” as he was called as a result of his…

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson was a brilliant, enticing read. It is definitely the most interesting, multi-layered vampire story I have ever read. It provided the genre with such unique and authentic qualities, allowing Matheson to impregnate a unique believability of these vampires into my mind. Robert Neville, the protagonist of the novel, is the only survivor of a devastating pandemic which plagued the rest of the population with a form of vampirism. Neville spends much of his days…

Societal interest in the vampire has waxed and waned throughout the ages though they have remained ever present. Vampires have gone through many evolutions, as have their admirers and audience. Throughout the centuries they have been portrayed as dreaded creatures of the night, beings to be pitied, and, in recent years, as love interests. The evolution of vampires can be traced back throughout history using their presence in mythology, literature, and film. Vampires, like most creatures of…

According to Monica Hesse, author of Girl In the Blue Coat, “Mina’s storyline draws from Lydia van Nobelen-Riezouw, though not a member of the underground camera, a loosely joined network of professional photographers, did live in an apartment abutting the Schouwburg’s rear courtyard, and Lydia did take photographs of the Jewish prisoners when she recognised a childhood friend among them.” But, what I’m actually here to talk about, is what motivated Mina to take pictures of everything. Mina…

encompassed issues such as property ownership, marriage contracts, inheritance law, and female sexuality, among others.” A quote from an article called “Staking Salvation: The Reclamation of the Monstrous Female in Dracula.” The “New Woman,” concept which is used to describe Mina Harker in “Dracula is a woman who wishes to be educated, sexually, economically self-sufficient. This shows with the main female characters, Lucy and Mina have opposite personality, they are both portrayed as unequal…

Chapter 3 Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires In the chapter “Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires”, Foster enlightens the reader to meaning behind vampire stories which is the old and corrupt figure preying on the young. Another way of putting it is the exploitation of others in order to get what we want. This essence does not simply apply to just vampire stories, it can be found in most suspense and scary novels. More importantly the chapter leads to the understanding that a loss of your ground or…

After realizing that Mariam is one of the protagonist in the story “A Thousand Splendid Suns” it shows that there is more to her than what we read about. So that means I will be using chapters 3, 1, 11and 14. Then I will compare “How to Read Literature” by using chapter 3 “Nice to eat you: Act of Vampires”. In chapter 3 “Nice to eat you: Acts of Vampires” in “A Thousand Splendid Suns” can show the relationship and how Mariam can be related. Chapter 3 is about a person violates a women in a…

Therefore, he embarks on a mission to capture and defeat Dracula. He diagnosed Lucy from her mysterious illness. The treatment he used on her were the use of garlic flowers he hoped the odor might be beneficial to her healing process. “aha I thought I had diagnosed the case my treatment is working” (115).…