Quincey Morris

This paper is an analysis of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula". In this paper, I will answer and discuss several questions about the women of the novel. In what sort of ways does the novel engage in the question of women's role in a largely patriarchal society? What about work and career? What about sexuality and desire? What about marriage and childbearing? The women that are introduced to the readers of the novel are Lucy Westenra, Mina Murray, Dracula's three sisters and Lucy's mom Mrs. Westenra.…

In the novel, the blood transfusions that Lucy was given were a metaphor for sexual intercourse. Lucy engages in deceitfulness by receiving blood transfusions from Dr.Seward, Van Helsing, and Quincey Morris. “Said he not that the transfusion of his blood to her veins had made her truly his bride?”(Stoker 190). More evidence is given by Van Helsing when he states his perspective of a blood transfusion, although he did not know that the other men…

Professor is the one to discover that if Dracula is killed, then Mina will be released from her unhallowed ties to him and cease being languid. After Dracula is killed, the scar that was left from Dr. Van Helsing's communion wafer has disappeared and Quincey Morris exclaims, "Now God be thanked that all has not been in vain! See! the snow is not more stainless than her forehead! The curse has passed away!" (Stoker 325)This again showcases just how well Van Helsing recognizes the supernatural and…

Representations of Americans in Grant Allen’s “The Great Ruby Robbery: A Detective Story” Tales of the American West were highly popular in Victorian England. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Show was a particular hit with English audiences when it arrived in England in 1887: “From foreign dignitaries to Queen Victoria herself, Cody pulled in audiences from every station of Victorian society and presented them with his vision of heroic, indelible Americanism” (Robinson 1). Novels,…

Introduction: Dracula, written by Bram Stoker in 1897, has become one of the most popular and enduring gothic novels. This blood-sucking vampire is now an iconic symbol of horror, whose fame stretches far beyond the covers of the novel. Written at the precipice of the turn of the century, the novel touches upon anxieties of a society that was changing at an uncomfortably rapid place. Stoker used this unlikely horror story to convey the apprehension of the Victorians, which includes anxieties…

The Vampire: Enemy Invader Literature is ordinarily written in a manner that represents the thoughts and ideals of a society during a certain time period. Since literary vampires were the simplest and most effective scapegoats used by authors in order to 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…

When people think of the infamous Wallachian ruler Vlad III Drăculea, they think of the famous literary monster of nightmares, Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula. Dracula, who has appeared in many media outlets from the big screen of Hollywood to the bright lights of Broadway, is thought by many to have been inspired by the Wallachian Voivode that is better known as Vlad the Impaler. There is, however, little evidence that backs this assumption. In fact, there is actually a lot of evidence that refutes…

The novel Dracula written by Bram Stoker’s has countless adaptations due to Stoker’s unique construction of the monstrous character Count Dracula. These adaptations include movies, television series, parodies, novels, video games, and comic books. At first impression of the film I thought the director and screen play writer did a satisfactory job alongside keeping the film similar to the original writings, although there are some differences. One of the most prominent character difference was…

Fiction of each era reflects the insecurities, concerns, and ideals of its generation, and through this genre, authors are able to construct entire universes of their own fantasy without fear of prosecution. These universes might contain characters that push boundaries of what is socially acceptable, but the authors need not be held accountable for their actions because after all, it is pure fiction. The same holds true for works of the 19th century, where authors question traditional Victorian…

In the beginnings of vampires coming about, they were considered foul, hideous, horrifying creatures; today, they are glorified, beautiful creatures, that always gets the girl, and they are who everyone wants to be. Vampires, no matter how they were created were not originally made to be creatures that people fall in love with but instead made to represent evil or even just the Devil all together. As time has modernized, vampires have strayed away from the horrifying characters that they…