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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Dracula vs. The Fall of the House of Usher In my life I have read many books. I have never really taken the time to notice any particular styles or genres except for fiction and nonfiction. That was until I read my first gothic short story. The power the writers use to describe every detail and how dark they wrote is very fascinating to me. When I read Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Bram Stokers’ “Dracula” I fell in love. These books are both famous and are for a good reason
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T’was a dreadful and eerie night. A terrible storm was devastating the countryside of northern Scotland. The thunder created shrieks of horror‚ and the rain poured in agony. A hooded‚ tall‚ and gaunt man‚ emerging from the mist on horseback‚ approached the melancholy and horrid estate of Stark. The Stark family was a munificent and patriotic family‚ thus the Stark appellation was well maintained. The tragic death of the family is considered to be equivocal‚ for there is no true story of the death
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The vampire myth came from a Dracula character in a movie. The guy that acted like Dracula was Romanian Prince Vlad Tepes. He was born in 1431 ‚ he died in 1476. He modeled some aspects of the Dracula character. In Romania‚ Tepes is viewed not as blood-drinking sadist‚ but as a national hero who defended his empire from the Ottoman Turks. Holy water and sunlight are supposed to kill some vampires. Some Gothic people dress up as vampires. They decorate their home in a dark Victorian gloom. They even
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In an analysis of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and one of many film adaptions‚ Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ it is very evident that the female characters within the movie and the book are remarkably different. Not only is the love interest between Mina (Ryder) Harker and Dracula (Oldman) an addition to the movie‚ but the extreme sexualization of all the female characters within the film adaption portray the women in a new light. Through the distinction in character portrayal between the movie and the
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monster in his novel‚ Dracula. Stoker uses a series of letters and journal entries to tell the story form a first person point of view. The Count‚ for whom the book is named‚ seems to be invincible to mere man. Stoker uses his character of Dracula to reflect the elements of romanticism through his supernatural powers‚ a fascination with youth and innocence‚ and imagery. Dracula seems to possess unexplainable supernatural powers. When Jonathan Harker is traveling to castle Dracula‚ he is unaware
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The Gothic In 1798 an anonymous author published a commentary that revealed exactly how some writers received the Gothic during this time: “ Take—An old castle‚ half of it ruinous A long gallery‚ with a great many doors‚ some secret ones. Three murdered bodies‚ quite fresh. As many skeletons‚ in chests and presses. An old woman hanging by the neck; with her throat cut. Assassins and desperadoes‚ quant. suff. Noises‚ whispers
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through Isolation Mary Shelly depicted destruction commencing due to gothic isolation in the novel‚ Frankenstein. She placed Victor Frankenstein inside a living space cohesive to harmony and unhindered development from a young age; it lent itself to self-exploration and a lack or emotional pain. The author used the youth as support towards the display of darker isolation. Victor’s choice of scientific exploration and gothic isolation securely left coherence‚ as he continued his path towards discord
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Female Characters in Gothic Texts Gothic fiction has become a popular area for feminist studies. Many commentators have noticed how females in Gothic fiction often fall into one of two categories: the trembling and innocent victim or the shameless and dangerous predator. However‚ others have noticed how women writers have often used the Gothic to explore aspects of femininity and sexuality. The mad woman in the attic in Jane Eyre has become a key symbol of Gothic feminism. The persecuted maiden
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“New Woman" Bram stoker‚ in Dracula‚ showed his point of view of women. He represented Mina as a traditional woman who is quite passive and submissive. On the other hand‚ he represented Lusy and the three beautiful vampires who are active‚ voluptuous and sexually aggressive. When he was born in 1850s‚ the era of "Victorian Noon"‚ the society was about to face the radical changes in the culture and politics so the position of women who were educated was getting improved in the society. However
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