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    Dracula reflects both Bram Stoker’s context and his interest in controversial ideas. Use ‘Dracula’ and ‘Van Helsing’ to demonstrate what concepts and concerns have endured and how they have been represented in both texts. JUSTIN LIANG Dracula ( novel) written by Bram stoker is a text which reflects its English Victorian era context‚ where gender roles were repressed and science and religion had a conflicting relationship. Van Helsing (Stephen Summers) is a contemporary reproduction which demonstrates

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    Literature Circles #2 Question 4: Matthew Ma Describe Dracula as a simple tale of good versus evil. Which characters or ideas does Stoker depict as "good"? Which does he depict as "evil"? How do these characters and ideas conflict within the story? Dracula is evidently a classic book of good versus evil. Anywhere in the book‚ the two sides are always standing against each other. Backing up just how evil Dracula is‚ Jonathan inquires on page 70‚ “He might kill me‚ but death now seemed

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    Rebecca Scheinert Monsters and Myths September 16th 2012 Van Helsing and Unorthodox Monster Narrative Monsters have become a regular fixture in the contemporary movie industry but it is important to remember these supernatural creatures were born from ancestors in nineteenth century gothic literature. These creatures were a cultural product of the social‚ scientific‚ and psychological concerns of a society that had lost its faith in religion. Each monster was a manifestation of a ubiquitous

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    English Analytical Essay Bram Stoker wrote the novel Dracula‚ which was published in May the 26th in 1897. The novel positions the audience to believe Dracula is the antagonist because he is different and in society being different is bad. The novel Dracula is a prime example of a gothic love story genre. It has remained a popular novel by representing the life of the Victorian era. ‘Dracula’ utilises the concepts of power and gender as shown in the book. Men are supposed to be strong‚ brave‚ and

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    the Novel Dracula Bram Stoker‚ the author of Dracula as well as a Victorian man‚ includes religious elements in the book which explains the qualities of good and evil in the Victorian era London. Characters in the novel are Count Dracula‚ Jonathan Harker‚ Quincy Morris‚ Dr. Van Helsing‚ Mina Harker‚ and Lucy. Jonathan on his way to Dracula’s castle is the first character introduced. He is the husband of Mina‚ and the other men help him tremendously to save the town from the evil Dracula. Lucy is

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    Themes Salvation and Damnation As several characters note in the novel‚ a person’s physical life is of secondary importance to the person’s eternal life‚ which can be jeopardized if the person is made evil by a vampire like Dracula. Professor Van Helsing says‚ when he is explaining why they must kill the vampire Lucy‚ "But of the most blessed of all‚ when this now Un-Dead be made to rest as true dead‚ then the soul of the poor lady whom we love shall again be free." Even characters that are of

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    Redemption in Dracula” she examines the theme of the stark contrasts between pure and unclean. Pollution in the sense the writer was going for does not mean landfills and gas guzzlers‚ but when the unclean taints the pure. Going beyond the surface definition‚ the book Dracula has many instances of contrasting values surrounding the thoughts of purity. The ideas of good and evil‚ life and death‚ new and old‚ and civilization and savagery are examined throughout the novel. Dracula as a whole is

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    Human Dracula Characteristics of a vampire according to Bram Stoker in Dracula Pale/ skin Old man‚ white hair+long moustaches‚ dressed in black‚ a quiline(Hawk-like)nose. Pointy ears Red eyes Long fingernails Hairy palms He is young in London‚ his complexion is ruddy/reddish with full red lips. Daylight doesn’t kill Dracula‚ it just makes him have normal strength and power. Althought he has strength of 20 men be car change to a bat‚ wolf‚ dog‚ rat‚ mist‚ dust. Control animals-creatures

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    Texts such as the novel Dracula‚ and the film Interview with the Vampire‚ are often shaped by the values and attitudes within society at the particular time in which it was created. As a result‚ the context plays a major role in the construction of a text. In Dracula‚ a novel in epistolary format set and published in 1897 by Bram Stoker‚ not only do the concepts of sexuality‚ religion‚ family‚ technology‚ class and gender roles reflect the way they were viewed in the Victorian era‚ but the actual

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    because good always overcomes it. A good example of this is the book Dracula by Bram Stoker because the author expresses the nature of good vs. evil. Dracula wants to come to London because he wants to turn everyone into vampires. The basic background of the book Dracula is when Jonathan Harker‚ a realtor who is sent to Transylvania to complete a transaction with Dracula so he can come to England. What Harker does not know is that Dracula has a plan for world domination. Well‚ while Harker is on a train

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