Jonathan Elias

In his 1897 gothic novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker defined the modern form of the vampire. His character, Dracula remained popular through the ages, being one of the most popular adaptation source in history. Dracula has created an extraordinary vampire subculture, and an enormous amount of films have been made that feature Count Dracula as it’s main antagonist, or protagonist. However, most adaptations do not include the major characters from the novel, focusing only on the now traditional…

JOANNA BOTES 843963 WORD COUNT:1802 QUESTION 1: “Because satire often combines anger and humour it can be profoundly disturbing-because it is essentially ironic or sarcastic,it is often misunderstood”.Do you agree?Argue with close reference to events and characters in Oyono’s Houseboy and Eppel’s Absent:The English Teacher. This statement is correct as the writers satirical motive can often be misunderstood by the audience.Both Oyono and Eppel are political satirists and their…

Ferlinghetti’s The World is a Beautiful Place is a literary work with a sense of great sarcasm and satire. While the title suggests that the author holds a rather optimistic and positive view about society and its underlying allure, the actual poem is about the disguised charms of the world through the lens of cynicism. A quick glance at this poem is enough for readers to notice the author’s unique structural choice, and combined with a distinctive poetic pattern, alongside the use of…

In “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, the author writes about his experience with dealing a rampant elephant in British Colonial Burma. Privilege is usually viewed as a positive attribute, however Orwell explores all of the negatives that privileges can bring, which can be applied to modern day social expectations and politics. In order to highlight its effects on a personal and a widespread level, he uses the rhetorical device of figurative language. The figurative language__________…

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla Laura, the narrator in Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella Carmilla, fits into the appearance of a typical female victim in vampire literature. Long before she meets the titular character, she had a dream or rather a nightmare about a woman bearing a striking resemblance to Carmilla, who sang her fangs into the maiden’s body. Despite the fear, she helps the woman after the accident and invites her in. Laura easily and without much thought happens to trust…

The Irish author Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker wrote in 1897 the horror novel ‘Dracula’. From all accounts, that Stoker based his horror novel on Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, who was a malicious count resident in Transylvania, the now-existing Romania. Dracula is an epistolary novel that falls under the category ‘Gothic fiction’, which combines horror, death, love and lust. The word ‘Gothic’ refers to the pseudo-medieval buildings (Gothic architecture), in which many of the narratives are set. By…

Tonight's game meant everything. The Berwick High School volleyball team was embarking on a three-hour journey to compete against Westlake High School for the second round of playoffs. The town was exuberant for how far the team had come. As the bus took off, we all took our seats, put our headphones on, and got into battle mode. Adrenaline pumped through our veins. A cold chill ran up my spine as I realized that tonight's game could be my last game ever. Time passed and we finally arrived at…

Key and Peele’s entertaining satirical parody— Obama’s Anger Translator-Meet Luther” ―develops the use of an aggressive speech to reach out a proposal toproposaltake the attention to the thewards their audience. Key and Peele illustrate through emotional appeal and contrasting characters Obama'scharacters to criticize,Obama’s careful, quiet nature. Key and Peele vastly set off the scene by demonstrating similarity in a comedic way that presents Obama’s viewpoint of not showing any expression…

There is often a deeper meaning in the words of an author, the true message of the text can be discovered through analyzing tone and symbolism. In each of the works of Candide, by Voltaire, “A Modest Proposal,” by Jonathan Swift, and “Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind,” by Stephen Crane, the authors satirize the society they live in. Through the use of tone and symbolism by Crane, Voltaire, and Swift, they are able to create ironic arguments to satirize certain aspects of society. Voltaire,…

The emotional mayhem of the protagonist in The King’s Speech is shown through the creative and symbolic usage of several elements of mise-en-scène such as framing, space, camera angles and the use of lenses, as well as depth of field. Majority of the film is of Bertie’s perspective, who eventually becomes King George VI. The journey of Bertie overcoming his stammering is shown through the way he is framed throughout the film, emphasizing on his inner struggles as well as the relationships that…