mass audience. In the task of comparing and contrasting the novel of “Dracula” to film extracts of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”‚ values‚ meaning and context discovered lie between discrepancy and similarity. The change from differing mediums‚ novel and film‚ reveal characteristics and possibilities of narratives. Through the advancement of technology‚ modern writers have gained a cinematic approach to their writing. However Dracula‚ written in 1987 by Abraham Stoker‚ where the introduction of technology
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In what way is cultural and national identity a major concern in this extract? How does Stoker’s text display the notion of the ‘abhuman’ in relation to this major concern? The extract makes constant references to cultural and national identity through the style of the text‚ the imagery of the clothing and appearances of people. There is also indication to context through the beliefs of people in the places that Jonathan visits and their rejection towards him. Bram Stoker uses this cultural
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Unremarkable though it may seem‚ to affirm the obvious truism that Bram Stoker’s Dracula originates from a century that historians often describe as the most significant in terms of revolutionary ideology‚ whilst wishing to avoid the clichéd view held‚ it is undeniable that the more one delves into the depths of this novel the greater wealth of meaning demonstrates significant correlation with Marxist ideology. The 19th Century saw the emergence of revolutionary socialist Karl Marx‚ who himself
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Compared to Dracula Staring London The city of London has had many staring roles in countless pieces of art ranging from paintings to movies to novels. In the story‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ London adds color to the tall of personal discomfort. In comparing that story with Dracula‚ London again has an interesting role in expressing not only how vast London culture is but how vast the cultures range from west to east. Both stories
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Mores and Norms in Dracula Bram Stoker’s Dracula remains one of the more recognizable novels of its genre despite being published in 1897. A classic horror story which has been retold and produced over and over again since its original publication‚ Dracula was especially disturbing when it originally was released because of how Stoker attacks Victorian era social mores and norms throughout the entire novel. Stoker subverts traditional 19th Century social mores and norms in Dracula through the portrayal
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’I am a man more sinned against than sinning’. To what extent does the character King Lear suffer out of all proportions to his initial transgressions? There would be two different opinions on whether or not King Lear deserved what had happened to him. First‚ I think I should mention the ways that King Lear suffered. There were evident levels of emotional and physical suffering. From an emotional perspective‚ Lear discovers that he is hated by his own daughters‚ which would be a terrible experience
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Aspects of Gothic Literature December 2012 Contents Gothic elements in some pre-eighteenth century literature……………………….page 3 The Gothic in Literature of the 20th/21st Century……………………………………...page 6 Transgression and Excess………………………………………………………………………..page 9 Structure of Gothic Literature………………………………………………………………..page 11 GOTHIC ELEMENTS IN SOME PRE-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE Horace Walpole The Castle of Otranto (1764) 21st century gothic style * Originate from a Germanic
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According to the research by the Lois Drawmer in her essay “Sex‚ Death‚ and Ecstasy: The Art of Transgression”‚ most of the framework that remains today was depicted in the nineteenth century‚ when most of fundamental masterpieces of this genre were produced. The dirt‚ the negativeness and the dehumanization surrounding the living time of the people in that period was strongly reflected and influenced the literature in a way. So did the ideology of the female representation‚ consisting in an ominous
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her. Typical examples include: Mina in Dracula‚ Elizabeth in Frankenstein‚ Ophelia in Hamlet‚ Fay Wray in King Kong The femme fatale The other typical gothic female is sharply contrasting female predator. Dark haired‚ red lipped‚ wearing a tight black dress and with a startling cleavage – parodied by Morticia in the Addams family. A dangerous and rapacious creature‚ offering a real sexual threat. Often punished in their story for their transgressions. Examples are: Lady Macbeth‚ Dracula’s
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Hotel Transylvania a Review by Stasya Desnafira‚ 1206242605 This movie starts at the time where Mr. Dracula had joyfull moments seeing stages of her daughter (Mavis) growth from baby to a teenager. Time went by‚ and finally the hotel that he made is finally finished. This hotel is not like any hotel that exist‚ ‘Hotel Transylvania’ is a hotel for monsters. Dracula‚ werewolf‚ mummy‚ blob‚ frankenstein‚ invinsible man‚ zombie‚ and any other monster you could name from comic books are the one who
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