Dracula and The Metamorphosis give us two characters that constitute the head of household. Each character serves as a fatherly figure that takes charge when the situation arises. However‚ the difference between the two is striking. Dracula’s Van Helsing is a man that takes his place among strangers and brings them together. In The Metamorphosis‚ Gregor’s father holds a title of honor‚ yet his contentment with the work being done by his son makes the reader lose respect for him. When faced with unimaginable
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often being articulated upon that very struggle‚ [they] cannot be understood in isolation from it.” (‘Fantasy: the Literature of Subversion’) Discuss this view in relation to ALL the following texts: Arthur Conan Doyle’s story‚ Frankenstein‚ and Dracula. Gothic‚ science fiction and detective fictions are characterised as being subversive. Rowland (Margery Allingham’s Gothic: Genre as Cultural Criticism‚ 2004) labels the gothic as a “literature of transgression‚” its purpose to challenge boundaries
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Surrounded by an atmosphere of mystery there is always a secret waiting to be solved. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ hidden laws of nature unfolds as lives are destroyed when knowledge is acquired and understanding is unstoppable. The mystery ‚ the feeling of terror in the reader‚ and the supernatural elements are the essential ingredients in Frankenstein. Mary Shelley established an atmosphere of mystery in the novel by not giving the readers every single detail of an event or creation
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CLASS: TA37A The novel “ Dracula” by Bram Stocker is one of the most famous horror novels in literature history all over the world. This well –known work of art was insight into the mind of many reader generations . Therefore‚ it took for granted that they impressed character Count Dracula on the memory through the attractive written pages of author. Indeed‚ among some first chapters of this novel ‚ no chapter can show the image of Dracula which was potrayed obivously by the trenchant
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blood-sucking Transylvanian man‚ upon diving deeper into Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula‚ one can find issues of female sexuality‚ homoeroticism‚ and gender roles. Many read Dracula as an entertaining story full of scary castles‚ seductive vampires‚ and mysterious forces‚ yet at the same time‚ they are being bombarded with descriptions of sex‚ images of rape‚ and homosexual relationships. In Francis Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ Stoker’s presentation of homoeroticism is taken‚ reworked‚ and presented
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Vampires?! Vampires are a mythological creature that originated from England. Many are questioning their existence. Let me tell you a little story that may change your mind. Once upon a time‚ I lived in England and was killed in a terrible car accident. I was going home from a long day at the office when a truck came out of nowhere and struck my car. Police said that I had died upon impact. The man driving the truck was taken to the hospital in critical and was released a month later. I had
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The Birth Of Earth’s Atmosphere‚ and Its Environment In the beginning‚ all land was flat‚ empty‚ and silent for the God of the gods named Complet Puissant Etant‚ his daughters goddesses-The water goddess Raindrop‚ the winter goddess Snowflake‚ The Tropical goddess Hurricane‚ and The Light goddess Sunshine‚ and his brothers‚ the gods- The god of Dirt Dude‚ God of fire Fireman‚ & their pet Mister Jo their gorilla. One day Fireman and Sunshine decided to see what would happen if they mixed their
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Bisexuality in Dracula Everyone needs a role model‚ someone they look up to‚ monsters included. Mitchell Lewis quoted “In other words‚ Dracula is portrayed as a monster not only because he is a vampire but also because he crosses the line in terms of gender‚ causing others to do so as well.” Sexuality and gender are the main topics and arguments in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Dracula‚ along with the women vampires who look up to him are all expressed as bisexual because they are attracted to the
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is one of the most adaptated and greatest horror books of English literature. It was first published in 1897 and became a successful book after the film adaptations. At first Bram Stoker used The Undead as a title but after his research he used Dracula. Dracula is an epistolary novel. The story is told in diary entries‚ letters and some newspaper extracts and this helps characters learn about the events. The setting of the novel is 19th century England. The story begins with
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20th century: his vampire epic Dracula. Ever since Dracula‚ Transylvania‚ and castles have been associative of vampirism‚ the world has become “bloody”. There are slight deviations to the novel‚ but the majority of them are fairly partial to the novel. Worldly views show Dracula as an old man with a new face. The inception of Bram Stoker’s Dracula has been the melting pot of the recreations and incarnations of the world’s deadliest‚ blood-sucking vampire‚ Count Dracula. On a bumpy train ride to the
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