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Moving along, we will now examine how the male authoritative figures of the text cope with Lucy’s dualism aroused by their fear of female sexuality. Very covertly in the structure of the narrative, Stoker expounds the numerous of ways characters perceive a present dualism in her character. For example, when Dr. Abraham Van Helsing first comes to visit Lucy Westenra upon Dr. John Seward’s request, we can see how these two perform carefully to bring up Lucy’s condition in her presence, they begin…

narrators, who can provide contrasting and corroborative views of the vampire” (Kawatra 2). To Lucy, Dracula is the vampire that tormented her eventually turning her into a monster like him. To Holmwood, Dracula is the monster that stole his wife away. To Mina, Dracula is the killer of her best friends and the antagonist who almost forced her to be a demonic, supernatural creature. It varies with how each character views them; the perspectives are different. Not only this aspect, the character’s…

Company, examines the 1897 Gothic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. This production follows Jonathan Harker as he travels to Castle Dracula where he is imprisoned. When Dracula is not satisfied with simply Jonathan, he pursues Jonathan’s love interest, Mina, in a quest for love, but most importantly blood. This production explored the theme of love utilising the gothic conventions of isolation and the ‘Other’. The dramatic elements of space and mood further enhance the dramatic meaning and helped to…

In conclusion, uncanny sides of London are visible in both novels. Both Levy and Stoker connect the uncanny to the "other." In Dracula, the uncanny "other" is represented by vampires whereas Levy's "others" are immigrants. Additionally, both novels are connected to the empire: Stoker writes during the Victorian period and is visibly influenced by the imperial mind-set; Levy writes in a post-imperial context as her text depicts an empire that is falling apart. The two novels depict the "other"…

While the beginning of the 18th century marked the beginning of an interest in the ruins of the past, the 19th century witnessed changes in thought and practice concerning decay that impacted the sphere of existence. The idea of degeneracy became an essential concept in many fictional narratives due to an aspiration to diagnose reality in its potential for irrationalism, impulsiveness and violence. The arising social unrest occupied a special place in a set of anxieties designated from the…

However, as we progress in the novel in Chapter eight the novels tone and style becomes different. It still in essence has the gothic nature and the detective story. Even in chapter eight Utterson should be close to a sovling the mystery but he is still no clue as to the many questions around the case. It becomes rather desperate. Making the pace for the plot in turn becomes faster. The faster pace polite is also reflected in the narrative voice. The narrative voice of the novel opens up as…

Unknowing to the public during its publication and Bram Stoker himself, his novel, Dracula, published in 1897, would be destined for greatness and provide an influence to horror and fright that would resonate for years to come. The novel crept out at the end of the Victorian era at a time where science, literature, and even medicine were advancing the western world to a new height of cultural triumphs. And while the Victorian era had slowly developed its own desired personality of moral and…

The topic I chose is Nosferatu vs .Dracula and the three points that I will be using for this essay. Did you know that there are different types of vampires? A lot of people never knew that because a lot of people think all vampires are the same. My points are physical difference, humanness (quality of being human), and living corpse. I will be comparing Dracula and Nosferatu with my three points that I chose to use to compare how they are different. The first point is physical difference and…

The book Vladimir Tod was a fantastic book which I rate 10/10 because the plot was amazing. If I were to recommend the fictional book The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer I would say to read the whole series. Reason is because the book can catch your interest right away if you like love and suspense this is the book for you. You get to see the struggles of kid who lost his mom and father. The main characters are Vlad, Henry McMillan, Joss, Otis, Dorian and D'ablo. The protagonist is…

Hektor finds what he's looking for a mere three blocks from his abode, though it's far to close to where he lives. He could follow her, cajole her to further places with his chiseled features and vaguely familiar yet foreign accent, if all else failed there was enticing simplicity of hypnosis, though such acts could be readily interpreted by an outsider looking in, damning all attempts to feed this night and besides; Hektor enjoyed that very idea that they accepted their fate with the added…