Count Dracula

Shianne Valdez Ms. Fodor ACL4-1- Literacy Analysis 16 November 2016 Dracula, Bram Stoker Literary Analysis One of the most famous horror novels today, fascinating many readers, Bram Stoker wrote the book “Dracula” to set some ground rules for what a vampire shall be. Because John Harker denies all the warning signs on his way to Dracula’s castle, one can see Bram Stoker’s use of Victorian era superstitions. The Victorian era is displayed in this novel through social structure, as we know…

descriptive, yet still ambiguous book? Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a classic novel that tells the story of the monstrous Count Dracula and the poor souls who come across his path. Stoker describes characters and places as well as certain scenes in depth. Nonetheless, much of the action in some of the more risqué scenes involved are an implied message rather than one that is clearly stated, such as the scene with Jonathan and the brides (Stoker 64) or when Dracula forces Mina to drink his blood…

convey a message of fear to their audience. However, while vampires represent the fears of a society, they simultaneously provide some insight on society’s hopes and desires. Despite the fact that Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) were written twenty five years apart, the vampires in these works of literature represent the same ultimate fear of infiltration, but differ in the kind of subtle desires they projected – Carmilla was fixated on the hidden area of…

foreigners and the theme of xenophobia is present in the novel, Dracula, by Bram Stoker. By building on Micheal Kane’s suggestion that Count “Dracula … sucks the very life blood of the community” (Kane 1) and Kane’s remark about hoe the “'outside' becomes the imagined repository of anything deemed undesirable which exists ‘inside’." (Kane 10), I will be discussing Count Dracula’s actions which signify the fear brought by Count Dracula into England. Further by discussing Leila S. May’s remarks…

If only he were less awful, Dracula might have been half-decent. Originally written/published 1897, has become an incredibly well known and beloved classic. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the title represents an inversion of Christian values, particularly the act of holy Communion. Throughout the novel, this inversion and denial of common Christian beliefs and values is used to present Dracula, and anyone else lacks those beliefs, as “evil,” as well as to promote the “goodness” of Christianity.…

If only he were less awful, Dracula might have been half-decent. Originally published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula has become an incredibly well known and beloved classic. Throughout the novel, the title character is used to represent an inversion of typical Christian values, particularly the act of holy Communion. Throughout the novel, this repeated inversion and denial of common Christian beliefs and values is used to present Dracula, and anyone else who lacks Christian beliefs, as “evil,”…

The Power of Hypnotism In “Dracula” Hypnotism is an astounding power that many psychologists nowadays use in their treatment of patients. This is such a great skill that is capable in helping others overcome personal issues. However, like most great tools, in the wrong hands it can be devastating. In literature, hypnosis typically is used by villains to do their will. It is very rarely portrayed in a positive light. The story of Dracula by Bram Stoker is no different. Analyzing the…

sexuality prospects in Victorian Britain. The Victorian era failed to make room for sexual candidness and gender distortion, and these ideologies are challenged in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Both novels were based around the Victorian era and both explore gender fluidity. The patriarchal views of the Victorian society imposed authority and domination of men over women and through these two texts; it is shown that the Victorian…

All through Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), the use of the well known catholic symbols are used for protection from the anti-Christ. Catholic symbols like the rosary, the cross, prayer ritual, and the Holy Communion Host are used for protection to overcoming the evil Count Dracula. Stoker places Catholic symbols to defend and fight the evil of Count Dracula. From the beginning of Dracula, these symbols are used to say that Protestant modernity alone will not get you through life’s struggles.…

or the other. In Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, the story is told through journal entries by all of the characters. Stoker deploys the classic “good versus evil” plot. The evil being displayed by Count Dracula and the good being shown by the other characters who sought out to defeat Dracula upon figuring out his true desires. The story begins with a young solicitor named Jonathon Harker who is assigned to go to Transylvania by his firm to assist Count Dracula 's purchase of real estate in London.…