to become wives due to their economic reliance on men. Bram Stoker‚ either willingly or unwillingly‚ used his novel Dracula‚ to further portray the stereotype that women are inferior to men. In the novel Dracula‚ Bram Stoker conveys the stereotype that men are superior to women. In the Victorian Era‚ men believed that they were smarter and more capable of achieving more. In Dracula‚ Van Helsing was speaking to Jonathan Parker when he said "A brave man’s blood is the best thing on this earth when
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article‚ Suddenly Sexual Women in Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ she argues the “pre-Oedipal focus of the fantasies‚ specifically the child’s relation with and hostility toward the mother‚ and to indicate how the novel’s fantasies are managed in such a
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Both characters fall victim to Dracula‚ but they handled their situations very differently‚ and the way they handle it shows how much Mina is more of a leader than Lucy. After Lucy is turned into a vampire‚ she changes completely‚ from her appearance to her attitude‚ while Mina takes action after being turned. The article‚ The Brilliance of Mina Harkeralso expresses the statement‚ “...Mina refuses to stay a victim. She takes advantage of her psychic link with Dracula in order to find his location
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Dracula by Bram Stoker is a story about a vampire‚ Count Dracula‚ that holds Johnathan Harker captive in his castle and he eventually escapes after he has witnessed events that change him forever. Also in this story‚ Count Dracula bites two ladies Lucy and Mina. Lucy turns into a vampire after multiple encounters with Dracula and Dr. Steward‚ Dr. Van Helsing‚ Lord Godalming‚ and Quincy Morris free her from her vampire state. Then‚ Dracula forces Mina‚ who is happens to be Johnathan Harker’s wife
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Lucy Westerna and Mina Harker are the only two female characters Bram Stoker describes in detail in the novel Dracula. Lucy and Mina are two of the three characters that the reader sees becoming a vampire‚ and both characters are narrators. It is clear that these two play a very important role in the novel. Their actions have a huge effect on the way the novel unfolds. Lucy and Mina have many differences and similarities in representing the Victorian women. Lucy represents all of the evil traits
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Over the course of the novel Dracula‚ author Bram Stoker’s purpose in creating a strong sense of realism becomes progressively apparent. He does so by marrying realism and the novel’s clear fiction to create terror‚ and shock all those that open its pages. Through this‚ he’s reaching the reader in a thoughtful manner‚ as they might perceive events of story to be real indeed. The use of intricate language enables Stoker to appear to sincerely know what transpires during the course of the novel with
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Throughout history authors have used many different techniques to convey their message to readers. These techniques compliment Stoker’s work and help bring their story to life. Bram Stoker’s classic gothic romance novel Dracula‚ illustrates horrific actions of a count‚ and disturbing events that occur in Transylvania. Many literary techniques are used to emphasize Stoker’s works. Literary devices such as sensual imagery‚ gothic setting‚ and tone add to the decadent ghastliness in his novel. Sensual
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Liminality in Dracula “Liminal entities are neither here nor there; they are betwixt and between the positions assigned and arrayed by law‚ custom‚ convention‚ and ceremonial” (Turner‚ The Ritual Process 95). Arnold van Gennep’s original concept of liminality is a central theme to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It provides depth and understanding behind many of the superstitious beliefs and occurrences throughout the novel. Liminality is the threshold and the presence of an in between state occurring within
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types of literature‚ violence exists to enhance the reader ’s interest in order to add a sense of excitement or conflict to a novel. This statement withholds much truthfulness due to the fact that without violence in a piece of literature such as Dracula by Bram Stoker‚ the plot would not have the same impact if it were lacking violence. So to holds true to that of the movie. The movie bares different characteristics then that of the book. First off‚ the whole ordeal with the wolf escaping and jumping
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