Bram Stoker - Dracula – 1897 Neil Jordan – Interview With The Vampire – 1994 “So there are no Vampires in Transylvania‚ no Count Dracula? All fictions my friend‚ fictions of a demented Irishman” Good morning students and welcome to my class on New Texts for New Contexts. I just quoted Neil Jordan’s film Interview with the Vampire. This modern appropriation of Bram Stokers traditional Dracula narrative is the perfect example of how composers keep texts alive. Stokers Dracula written in 1897 is
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Analyze the character of Count Dracula portrayed in Chapter 3 Count Dracula is the main antagonist of the novel with the same name. In chapter 3‚ his character becomes clearer through Jonathan Harker’s journal. Firstly‚ he was a very prideful of his heritage‚ the Count came from a Royal and Warrior bloodline and he described his race as: “brave races who fought as the lion fights”. And yet even when the events he talked about was hundred years ago‚ the way he told them as if he was there. The
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"Both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’ and Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ are concerned with representations of "evil"". Which creation/character do you find most frightening and why? Evil features in both Dracula’ and Frankenstein’ but the personification of this evil is different in both novels. A feeling of menace and doom pervades Dracula’ because of his supernatural powers. One feels that he has control of the evil and he has the power to manipulate the environment and people for his own ends. Frankenstein’
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K Green Writing 2 “Xenophobia” Xenophobia can be seen throughout everyday life and throughout the world in several different cultures. With the many differences and struggles that are faced in the world‚ it is almost inevitable to go throughout life without passing judgment on another. However‚ sometimes the judgment we pass on each other is incomplete; it sometimes comes from stereotypes of people based on stereotypical thinking. Often personal experiences with people who are different stir
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‘In Dracula‚ Lucy represents a 19th century ideal of femininity‚ whereas Mina embodies a more modern view of the role of women’. To what extent do you agree? Stoker’s presentation of the differences between Mina and Lucy provokes the debate about whether Lucy is intended to represent a traditional female role‚ with Mina being her modern counterpart. A typical depiction of life for a 19th century woman involved staying at home to look after their families; whereas‚ 20th century women secured
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Armin Greder’s picture book The Island is a powerful allegory that depicts fear of strangers and ignorance which satirises the majority’s exclusion from the unknown and highlights the importance relationships and communicates acceptance. The barriers which prevent acceptance are demonstrated in The Island widely through the differences of appearance. The islanders do not accept the protagonist’s dissimilarities and his ostracism is shown through the first double page. A small‚ vulnerable man stands
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remain firmly within the genre. Discuss Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and at least one of the films you have studied. FW Murnau’s 1921 film Nosferatu is an appropriation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Despite it being an appropriation‚ explicit gothic conventions remain evident‚ which explore societal fears and values. These fears and values differ from Dracula‚ due to distinct contextual influences of different time periods. Stoker’s novel Dracula‚ presents the fear of female promiscuity‚ for which
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10-20-10 Xenophobia There are many factors that need to be observed to determine what causes people to experience xenophobia. Xenophobia is defined as a condition where people suffer irrational fear of strangers or foreigners. The symptoms of people that suffered from this condition are very real and can range from feeling nauseated or excessive sweating to dry mouth‚ heart palpitations‚ a fear of dying‚ and anxiety attacks. Nevertheless‚ what exactly causes people to experience from Xenophobia?
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democracy have a direct correlation. Both of them are on the increase. From decades of fighting for democracy and‚ in hindsight‚ multiculturalism; we have unleashed an evil. Xenophobia is a word that is not heard very often‚ but it has implications of a serious nature. The Oxford dictionary defines Xenophobia as "an irritational dislike or fear of people from other countries". The Canadian population is diverse. With a population of "4 million immigrants accounting for thirteen
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found a way around. So why would people want to build this wall? Xenophobia is the reason why people jump to these irrational decisions. Xenophobia is the intense dislike or fear of foreigners which brought me to realize why Americans want immigrants to leave and the close the borders‚ no matter what the cost. But‚ in all reality‚ the wall will symbolize nationalism and ethnocentrism‚ which stems from yet again‚ Xenophobia. Xenophobia is not just
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