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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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    One of the main problems that is faced while contrasting Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice” with Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ is that even when it is the same society that we are talking about‚ the time is not the same‚ is almost a hundred years apart from each other‚ with according to societies‚ could mean a huge difference. While Jane Austin makes a clear portrait of women at her time‚ showing them almost as mere ornaments for men  "But the wife of Mr. Darcy must have such extraordinary sources

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    to something desired. Between Dracula and Twilight it has been over a hundred years. These two novels are a great example of vampire’s evolution. However‚ both novels have elements of narrative device‚ they are both written from multiple perspectives‚  and both were turned into a film.  Although Twilight and Dracula are pieces of literature that share a vampire story‚ there are three important differences that characterize each one.    One important difference between Twilight and Dracula is the time when both

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    Carlos Dena Honors English 11 5/20/13 Critical Analysis on Dracula With several illicit subjects listed throughout Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ the book becomes a playground for psychoanalysts. Whether it be to see a subjects as simple as the conscious take over a character‚ or a character’s surroundings corrupting its victims‚ Dracula intrigues in more ways than just its vampiristic features. The following is a psychoanalytic study with a focus on vampirism imitating sexual practice and drug usage today

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    Brooke Smith Dr. Weinstein AWR 101 6 December 2016 Dracula vs Medical Science Science dates back to the beginning of time. From medieval times to the middle ages to nineteenth century‚ science has evolved tremendously. Researching on past medical science myths along with procedures‚ what scientists and doctors believed and how they treated and the procedures that were performed on their patients represent a very dark time in medical science history. Just like in literature‚ some stories represent

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    In Dracula‚ Dracula’s house is shown as a dark‚ gloomy and creepy castle. Bram Stoker shows how the setting is affected by the atmosphere by going into detail of how Jonathan Harker feels when approaching Dracula’s house for the first time. On the trip to Dracula’s house Jonathan noticed the townsmen reacting strangely once they found out that he was heading to Dracula’s castle alone. One of the citizens ended up giving Jonathan a crucifix and told him that it was a charm or guard against the evil

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    Dracula Essay Rough Copy The setting of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is in the late nineteenth-century London‚ where the flourishing of technology is replacing people’s belief of the old superstitious ways. The characters in this novel experience contacts with the supernatural beings that is unable to be proven even by the most advanced technology at the time‚ which leads them to doubt their own sanity. However‚ the progression of the novel proves that peace is restored into the characters’ lives after

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    Summary The novel begins with the diary kept by Jonathan Harker‚ an English solicitor‚ or lawyer‚ as he travels through Central Europe on the business of his firm. He is on his way to the castle of Count Dracula‚ a Transylvanian nobleman‚ to conclude a deal in which the Count will purchase an English estate. We learn that he has just qualified to be a solicitor‚ this is his first assignment as a professional‚ and he is engaged to a young woman named Mina Murray. Harker describes in detail

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    Explore the presentation of Mina Most critics would safely agree that “Dracula” is a novel that dramatically presents the role of the female in Victorian society. Bram Stoker was writing this novel at the end of the nineteenth century when Victorian women were placed into three distinct categories‚ all three relating to their sexual behaviour. She was either a virgin‚ so pure and innocent; a mature wife or mother; or if she was neither of these she was considered a “loose woman” and so was neglected

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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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