Dracula is a blood sucking‚ devious‚ evil vampire that many people have heard of. Dracula is known for being a fictional character‚ but Dracula was actually based off of a real person. Vlad III‚ Prince of Wallachia‚ was the person behind the cruel Dracula. Even though Dracula is a fictional character Vlad and Dracula have a lot more in common than what people will expect them to; given that one is just a made up vampire character from the head of someone who was believed to have been a madman to
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The types of children that are in the story are not your typical high school kids‚ who like hang out and have fun. They are all so different‚ between being a vampire‚ a vampire slayer or just simply looking for love‚ and will do anything to get it. The girls are all about getting that perfect romantic boyfriend. Meanwhile‚ the boys do not even know where to start. The significance of the rose corsage was the fact that it was the piece that girls use for such events like prom‚ which is where
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Achievement Standard 1.10 Title: Vampire Diaries Author: L.J Smith Text type: Novel I thoroughly enjoyed the novel ‘Vampire Diaries’ written by L.J Smith. The story centers on Elena Gilbert‚ a young high school girl who finds herself eventually torn between two vampire brothers‚ Stefan and Damon Salvatore I admire the character Damon. From the start he proves to have a very flippant personality‚ taunting his younger brother with his desire to be human and his love for Elena. To many he
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around vampires. The mystical world of vampires has progressed throughout the years‚ from Bram Stocker’s atrocious view of the mythical creature‚ to today’s view of vampires. Currently we view vampires as attractive people with pale skin‚ unique eye colors‚ and sometimes skin that sparkles. The characteristics of vampires have changed drastically from the once sinister being. The differences in the three films: 1931 Bela Lugosi film‚ Van Helsing‚ and Hotel Transylvania‚ all show how vampires have developed
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celebrated the victory ‘of the desire for possession over that of enjoyment’; and possession as such‚ indifferent to consumption‚ is by its very nature insatiable and unlimited” (Moretti‚ 84). This helps the reader see that "If the vampire is a metaphor for capital‚ then Stoker’s vampire‚ who is of 1897‚ must be the capital of 1897" (92). Helpful to understanding Moretti’s critique of Dracula being one with capitalism and how the bourgeoisie capitalists‚ once given the chance or opportunity will take everything
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In his article‚ Lyle H. Kendall Jr gives several examples and points to prove Madeline is a vampire: her appearance‚ the feeling of the presence of evil presented from the household‚ and the experiences with her evil spirit. Although Madeline only appears a sparse three times throughout the story‚ Kendall describes them as “nevertheless fraught with darkly suggestive significance.” A few days after the death of Madeline someone notices “the mockery of a faint blush upon the bosom and the face‚ and
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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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used to describe a history to teach people‚ especially children‚ about social rules and values. In the other hand‚ we have Varney the Vampire and Dracula‚ those are gothic stories in which allegory and archetypes are used to create the atmosphere of darkness and danger while the story is developed to entertain readers. Little Red Cap together with Varney the Vampire and Dracula are three examples of literature which are characterized by the representation of two specific roles‚ the insiders and the
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