what use does Carter make of gothic elements in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ The term ‘Gothic’ was first used to describe a style of art and architecture in medieval Europe. It was said that gothic was an “attempt to incorporate the power of wild nature within the structures of civilization” writers later started using this idea in their literature‚ Angela Carter was was of these writers‚ using many gothic elements in her stories to evoke certain emotion from her readers. One of the main gothic elements
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Sexuality in Bram Stoker ’s DraculaBram Stoker ’s Dracula‚ favorably received by critics upon publication in 1897‚ entertained its Victorian audience with unspeakable horrors such as vampires invading bedrooms to prey on beautiful maidens under the guise of night. The novel ’s eroticism proved even more unspeakable. Received in the era of repression‚ it remains questionable whether Dracula ’s readership perceived the sexuality flowing from the page. An advocate for the censorship of sexual material
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"Homosexuality in Dracula" The legendary novel Dracula is gothic‚ bloody and oozing with sexuality. Bram Stoker ’s vampiric plot reflects his ideology and experience and Dracula received a lot of attention from critics who showed various complex interpretations. During this course we have looked at critical essays that looked in depth at different scenes in Dracula and we drew different images from critics ’ interpretations‚ which were built on their understanding of these scenes. Most of these
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express a vast ideology of obedient and pure Victorian women. Both of them desire to wholly love and marry whomever they want without feeling oppressed by the expectations that society imposes on them. After Count Dracula corrupts Lucy to become a vampire of her own‚ her sexual desire commences to expand‚ and she deviates herself from the norms within the Victorian society. In chapter 15‚ Dr. Seward anxiously states‚ “She still advanced‚ however‚ and with
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Bram Stocker tells the reader of the dark‚ mysterious natural world that surrounds the protagonists in “Dracula”. The existence of the vampires and the gloomy setting make this novel gothic and the genre of horror. Bram Stocker used the gothic elements of eternal love‚ pathetic fallacy‚ blood to represent the dark setting and how the story is written in the Victoria Era. The element of eternal
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of serpents. The characters in “Dracula” tend to reflect the moral codes of the Victorian era. The antagonists are the embodiment of the behaviors considered unpropitious in the era that “Dracula” was composed in‚ such as the overly sexual female vampires that try to prey on Jonathon Harker. They were very forward in their approach to Jonathon‚ though in Victorian Society it was considered wrong for a female to be anything but demure and virtuous. Their
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapter 2 In “The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe”‚ communion is a very important part of the show‚ as it builds the character development and structure of the story. For example‚ when Edmund meets the White Witch for the first time‚ the first thing the White Witch does‚ is offer him food and a drink so they could eat together. This indicates that Edmund is on the side of the White Witch. This causes Edmund to feel obligated to her‚ and so follows her
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be analyzed based on how he interacts with the outside world to genuinely understand him. The purpose of Dracula’s physical description is to place him against humanity and see how he appears. He has various features which obviously make him a vampire‚ such as a set of sharp teeth‚ but there are other peculiarities to his description which mark him as being an outsider. For instance‚ when Jonathon Harker‚ and by extension the reader‚ first meets Dracula‚ he describes him as being‚ “a tall old man
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To ask the question; “Why do you enjoy a good monster story?” Is to ask why do we enjoy life itself. There are a multitude of reasons; Real life incorporation‚ Excellent characters‚ or perhaps it’s the setting that each and every story takes place‚ the setting that ties the plot‚ characters and history together. These three are for myself what makes a good story in general‚ not just for a monster story. For what makes a good or even excellent story? A shred of truth can go a long ways. In fact with
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Transformation of Dracula Dracula is a timeless novel written by Bram Stoker and to this day remains a thrilling read about good vs evil in the form of Van Helsing and his companions pitted against the supernatural forces of Count Dracula‚ the vampire from Transylvania. Not only was this novel about good vs. evil but upon inspection found to have many themes and views relevant to the time it was written. This caused it to be a huge success of its time and in 1922 the German director Murnau seeing
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