Nosferatu

Bram Stoker’s, Dracula (1897), details the myth of the legendary vampire who wreaked havoc on the lives of Mr. & Mrs. Harker as well as many others along the way. At first glance, it seems as though Dracula fills the role of any malicious occult figure that would grace the literature world at the time this was published, however, I like to believe that Dracula is not necessarily evil. He is rather an organism that is trying to fulfill its biological requirements to reproduce and continue its…

sleep since her mysterious attack. Garlic is a recurring symbol in the text because it was used as a powerful weapon against evil. By being under the care and supervision of Dr Van Helsing and the use of the garlic flowers Lucy has found some sort of peace. She felt secure for her fear had vanished for a moment. Stoker makes it clear that Lucy feels protected the following is proof of this, “Dr Van-Helsing has been with me all this bad dreaming seems to have passed away: the noises that used…

“Dracula 2000” is a movie that unfolds with, a London antiques dealer travels to New Orleans to save his estranged daughter form his nemesis, Count Dracula. Count Dracula is concealed is a metal coffin in a high tech safe owned by Van Hesling, who has taking Dracula’s blood; to live internal until he figures out a way to kill the immortal beast who is after his daughter Mary Hesling. Thieves break into the safe in a Carfax Abbey in search for paintings to cash – out, but finds a coffins which…

1.) Renfield is characterized as a mental patient in Seward’s mental asylum who has a desire to gain the "life-force" of flies, birds, and cats by consuming them. While the character of Renfield may be considered seemingly irrelevant and extraneous to the central plot of Dracula, he functions as a rather important role, providing insight to multiple central motifs in the novel, such as invasion and blood. Firstly, through Renfield’s inner struggle we learn that he is “not his own master” (Stoker…

Assignments – Film review There are many wonders, myths, and legends in the world, such as mysterious creatures like the vampire, werewolf and many more. Many such myths throughout history have been translated and altered into modern societies novels and movies such as the ones to be discussed here. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the first fiction novels to discuss vampires and has become one of the most iconic novels and the status quo to any basic modern vampire novel. The novel follows the…

In death of the woods, the old woman was a symbolic vampire. Before we discuss vampires, it might be helpful to know what vampires are. Foster talks about vampires in chapter 3 when he says, “It’s also about things other than literal vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people, just for starters.” In this paragraph, I will show that the old woman did all three. First, the woman refused to respect the autonomy of another organism. When Jake went to get…

For a horror action with mediocre quality, surprising indeed could still see the Underworld franchise can still stay standing for over 13 years. It may then not be too surprising if you look at the facts on the ground, how the benefits of the four series Screen Gems Underworld; 458 million dollars from the budget of 177 million is, yes, this is definitely a project that is still promising to continue and continue to be made for appropriate economic law, as long as the demand is still high enough…

New is always better at least according to society. As time progress more faith is put into new ideas and many old values are left behind, however there are consequences to this mindset. During the time of Dracula there was already a great debate over the two worlds. Charles Darwin's research on natural selection and evolution called many old ideas of the church into question. People began to side with either the church or Darwin, claiming that the other side was completely wrong. Dracula is a…

Berten suggests that feminist critics show how literary representations of women are often “familiar cultural stereotypes”. How far does you reading of ‘Dracula’ conform to this feminist view and what can be inferred through Stokers presentation of his female characters? From the opening chapters of Dracula, the reader is faced with under-developed female characters who often fit into the limited cultural stereotypes presented by Bertens. The clearest example of this is Jonathan’s encounter with…

Often times, the deepest desires are between the hardest choices. Desires are commonly expressed throughout stories and history altogether. Giving into a desire can diminish the respect of one’s character. Many strong desires are expressed throughout the story of Dracula. Vampires desire for blood, and humans, pure at heart, desire to end the evil reign of dracula. In the novel, “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker, Mina has the desire to read Jonathan's journal, but at the same time feels an…