Dracula

The famous story of Dracula by Bram Stroker shows several interactions between the living and the undead. Dracula is a century old vampire who wants to come to London to create more of his own. His powers have no limits when it comes to humans, seducing them ad ordering them to do anything the vampire wishes. His powers are the main way of interacting between humans since any normal human without duress would see that he is evil. Dracula imprisons Jonathon Harker without him even realizing, he…

appearances. In Dracula, Stoker commonly uses the theme of vampirism, as Dracula and the other vampires must suck the blood of various humans for their own survival. The methods which Stoker uses to describe the act of vampirism, as well as other aspects involving blood, implies a certain sexual theme. For instance, during sexual acts, blood rushes to the genitals, and one commonly experiences a feeling of satisfaction and exhaustion. This phase is reflected in Jonathan’s description of Dracula,…

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…

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…

normally fear the supernatural because things supernatural are considered hostile to human life. What does horror do? It reaffirms the sacred or holy, through a plot where a human encounters demons and he struggles to get rid of them. This happens in Dracula. The Count has a terrifying sense of the demonic about him, suggested superficially by how he looks. But religious things like a cross affected the Count. Nowadays anything in the form of a cross can be used to chase a demon away, even…

audiences can relate to. They feel helpless and uncontrollable and this makes them sympathize with vampires. This can be marked as the beginning of change for vampires. Renee also lists some vampires and societal perspectives when she says “when Dracula came out in 1931, people feared all that was foreign and unknown… from the late 50s to the late 70s, the Count became a charismatic sex icon.” A new, fictional author, Stephanie Meyers, gives her vampire, Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga, a…

Count Dracula is a very furtive character. He hides away during the daytime, and refuses to tell Harker where he was. He is also very solicitous when he tells Harker not to write letters about anything other than business. He is clearly concerned about what Harker may try to tell others. He does not want to let Harker go. As the book continues, Count Dracula gains more characteristics. In chapter two, readers discover that he is a tall, clean-shaven old man, with a long white mustache. “Within,…

How does the undead nature of Dracula affect the outcome of other characters lives? In the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, Jonathan the main character travels to Count Dracula’s castle to tell him about some real estate; however, he gets trapped inside with Count who possesses inhuman powers. Jonathan manages to escape back home returning to his fiancee Mina Murray. Mina spends most of the time when Jonathan is gone with her best friend Lucy Westenra. Lucy’s character develops after she has an…

Together, this trinity of unholy women embodies a bestial form that both seduces and terrifies the traveler — in his words, the attack was “Honey sweet… but with a bitter underlying the sweet.” (Stoker 69). While the vampires fulfill Jonathan’s physical yearning with their beautiful bodies, their tart presence signals to him the possibility of moral violation. These are the women who yield to the impulses that their moral and societal obligations would otherwise prohibit; the sexually tinged…

Stoker, Bram. “Dracula.” New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1997. Print. Reading scholars interpret Bram Stoker’s childhood through his novels is like watching a past version of the infamous Norman Bates in the making; he has mommy and daddy issues, he gets jealous and angry, his love life’s a mess and so is his sex life, Bram Stoker simply seems to be a hot mess. Seeing as many aspects of Stoker’s background remains a mystery, scholars have no other option but to discover who Stoker is…