In Lyle H. Kendall’s writing of “The Vampire Motif in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher‚’” he relates vampirism to Poe’s story through the Roderick Usher’s letter‚ the Usher family itself‚ and the ending of the story. Roderick Usher‚ main character and the brother of Madeline Usher‚ writes a letter to the narrator where he tells of “bodily as well as mental disorder” within the family and urges him to visit soon. His interpretation of that is the family’s bodily disorder being the vampirism that affects
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In his article‚ Lyle H. Kendall Jr gives several examples and points to prove Madeline is a vampire: her appearance‚ the feeling of the presence of evil presented from the household‚ and the experiences with her evil spirit. Although Madeline only appears a sparse three times throughout the story‚ Kendall describes them as “nevertheless fraught with darkly suggestive significance.” A few days after the death of Madeline someone notices “the mockery of a faint blush upon the bosom and the face‚ and
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When Michael Met Mina and Freedom Stories both present the idea of fighting against injustice from a fictional and non-fiction standpoint. Discuss. The heart-warming story of two young love-birds‚ with contradicting beliefs‚ in the fictional novel‚ When Michael Met Mina‚ by Randal Abdel-Fattah shares similar refugee and asylum seeker traits to that in the raw and truthful documentary series‚ Freedom Stories‚ directed by Steve Thomas. Throughout each of the stories it is clearly indicated that Mina
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Comparing Vampires and Werewolves Star Koning Com/170 January 12th‚ 2012 Karen DeVries Comparing Vampires and Werewolves Vampires and werewolves are ravenous demons that haunt our dreams‚ and dwell in the dark murky shadows of the night. They like to creep around in the dark‚ and will attack when least expected. These creatures of the night can live within the human population. They could be your neighbor‚ your local bank teller‚ your pastor‚ your local store clerk‚ or even your best friend
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Jane Slayre‚ a treat for lovers of paranormal mash-ups‚ sees the growth and maturation of a swashbuckling nineteenth-century lady named Jane Slayre from her foster care by her loathsome vampire kins‚ to her adulthood where she falls in love with a man by the name of Edward Rochester‚ as well as all of the zombie slaying Jane does amidst these two major points in her life. Jane Slayre‚ the protagonist‚ lionhearted demon-assassin heroine‚ and dauntless orphan who snubs the abominable vampire kinsfolk
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Experiencing a situation through the author’s words is every reader’s pursuit. Fear‚ panic and excitement are some of the reactions generated from reading horror stories. To get such reactions‚ authors use certain stylistic devices. Bram stoker’s “Dracula’s guest”‚ is penned around suspense‚ mystery and fear. This is pronounced by the author’s use of Johann’s narrative‚ “Walpurgis nacht”‚ the horses‚ background voices and the climatic changes. The horses “throwing up their heads and sniffing the
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research paper was to explore in depths of the time period that affected China during the years of the Japanese invasion and annexation from 1931-1937. The whole time frame of Japanese annexation actually began from 1894‚ the first Sino-Japanese War until 1945‚ when Japan lost World War II. However‚ I have decided to focus on the years ranging from September 1931‚ invasion of Manchuria until December 1937‚ Nanking Massacre. Through this research paper‚ I plan to understand how foreign powers (Western
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the most treasured and classic literature of all time. The stories are filled with exciting plotlines and memorable characters that we still enjoy today. Some famous 19th century fictitious novels include: Allan Quartermain by H. Rider Haggard‚ Dracula by Bram Stoker‚ The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and‚ Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. The main characters of these novels make up The League of Extraordinary
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written just before the turn of the 19th century; the beginning of this new era threatened a conservative‚ unchanging culture‚ and had people of all classes and religions in England on edge. Social fears such as the fall of the British Empire‚ the beginning of a new movement that would become what we now know as feminism‚ and changes in gender roles‚ gripped the nation. It is interesting the note that this not too dissimilar to the fear that gripped the world of the ‘millennium
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people are familiar with the novel Dracula‚ by Bram Stoker. It is typically referred to as a horror story sure to give a good scare. However‚ Bram Stoker was not merely out to give his Victorian audience a thrill ride. Many symbols and themes‚ particularly those of the main antagonist Dracula‚ were brought into the novel to teach a lesson. Oddly enough‚ Dracula resembles other forces of evil in other religions as well. A strong comparison exists between Dracula‚ Satan‚ and Hindu demons. Of course
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