Marxist Approach of Dracula 12/17/10 According to Dictionary.com‚ a vampire is “a corpse‚ animated by an undeparted soul or demon‚ that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living‚ until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.” Our society’s view of Vampires has unfortunately been tarnished by several novels that shall remain nameless. Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ however‚ is an excellent novel that shows just how menacing vampires should be. More importantly‚ it is a classic book that can provide
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Carmilla: How Innocence can Kill Have you ever been afraid of the dark‚ or the boogeyman under your bed‚ or the monsters in your closet? Most likely when you grew older‚ you became less afraid because you knew they didn’t exist. But what if they did? In Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic 19th century novella Carmilla‚ Laura’s monsters are very much alive. Sadly‚ no amount of innocence is able to protect her from the monster that is Carmilla. As a mirror‚ Carmilla cast back the idea of how dangerous
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evil‚ the vampire hunters represent the catholic force that is determined to battle this evil and Dracula who represents evilness and is willingness to introduce “vampirism” into life. There are also many symbols of religion throughout the story such as the use of crucifixes‚ rosaries‚ and communion wafers to ward off vampires. Vampirism itself is portrayed as a demonic reversal of the communion. Another symbol is the meaning of the number three in the novel. There are three vampires that seduced
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women surpassing these sexual boundaries‚ as prescribed by a patriarchal society‚ that Stoker explores through the reversal of gender roles. This is evident in the “seduction scene”‚ where Harker is shown to be passively subjugated by the female vampires he encounters in Dracula’s castle‚ “looking out from his eyelashes”. His passivity highlights the Gothic motif of duality‚ by reversing typical Victorian gender roles‚ whilst expressing the Victorian concern of female sexual proficiency threatening
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Bram Stoker did not invent the vampyre or the vampyres supernatural powers‚ they were both brought to you in part by superstition. Superstition influenced the abilities‚ limitations‚ and characteristics‚ Stoker gave Dracula by giving an explanation for un-scientific happenings. For example: ’The ancients believed that a mans shadow and his reflection in some measure represented his soul.’[Ashley 3] Could this be why Dracula cast no shadow and showed no reflection in mirrors? ’Superstition links
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QUESTIONS ON MARY ROWLANDSON’S INDIAN CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE Why does Rowlandson emphasize that her narrative “was written by her own hand for her private use”? (1st paragraph)Because she was a prisioner taken by indians and she decided to write this text in order to make known her story and all the events‚ all write by her‚ because there was other captivity narratives about this written by other authors. Why did she intend her narrative for “the benefit of the afflicted”? (1st paragraph)she
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mechanics 10. Title the paper Topics 1. One of the more controversial aspects of the novel‚ even today‚ is the manner in which the characters in the book struggle to perform the often macabre and sacrilegious duties necessary to eliminate vampires while simultaneously struggling to accept the impropriety of their actions. In a four-paragraph essay that details key events from the novel‚ interpret this struggle and its meaning for both the characters and the book as a whole. Be sure to explore
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Nina Dobrev dating Mark Kassen! Actress had a blast on Thanksgiving holiday trip While the reunion rumors of Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder in ‘The Vampire Diaries’ final season do the rounds‚ it might be that the sexy actress has found a new man in her life. Dobrev is said to be secretly dating Mark Hassen‚ reports The Bitbag. The American actor‚ producer and director seems to have a romantic connection with Dobrev as they have spent a lot of good time together in the past months. He can be seen
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Joanna Hua Ms Royse Ap English 12-13-12 Gothic Essay Over the centuries‚ the American fascination for the grotesque and mysterious elements of Gothic literature never died off since its beginnings with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto in 1764. The novel was a success; its creative usage of a remote and obscure setting‚ the supernatural and medieval motifs were found so attractive that its imitations began rapidly publishing across America. Very soon‚ the Gothic genre was an established
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The novel is taught as a myth; there are movies and other books all based off of Dracula. Dracula has been around since the 1800s and it is still relevant in 2017. For the last century‚ Stoker’s novel has been the epitome of the classic “vampire story”. Its rich text and superb dialogue ‚ gives the novel it’s portrayal of vampirism as a disease. “...Van Helsing performed the
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