Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula (1897)‚ one of the main motifs present throughout the whole piece is Catholicism. Catholicism does not only appear as a motif but also as a major theme in the novel. On the books‚ Broker was known to be a Protestant‚ however after releasing his novel Dracula‚ he was considered of being “a closet Catholic cloaking his dangerous views in a relatively safe literary medium” (Starrs‚ D. Bruno). Even though the novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs‚ Bram Stoker was able to
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Term Paper: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Abraham Stoker was born on November 8‚ 1847 in the small town of Clontorf‚ Ireland. His father‚ whom he was named after‚ was a civil servant and his mother‚ Charlotte Matilda Blake‚ was a social activist. As a child Bram was very sick‚ so he was unable to leave his bed for most of his childhood. As an adult‚ Bram went to Trinity College and was a very brilliant student. Graduating with Honors in Mathematics in 1870. After his education‚ Bram served in the
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written just before the turn of the 19th century; the beginning of this new era threatened a conservative‚ unchanging culture‚ and had people of all classes and religions in England on edge. Social fears such as the fall of the British Empire‚ the beginning of a new movement that would become what we now know as feminism‚ and changes in gender roles‚ gripped the nation. It is interesting the note that this not too dissimilar to the fear that gripped the world of the ‘millennium
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Dracula became a classic novel‚ because they were intrigued by it. I think that it was different and the fact that a movie was made out of it and I think that the movie brought it up more. I think it was just overall the way the way Bram Stoker wrote the book .It change the way of writing books. This book became so significant because he kind of just did what he wanted with the book. ”During this time behavior and mortality had to be restrained like the queen.” You weren’t allowed to write about
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Bisexuality in Dracula Everyone needs a role model‚ someone they look up to‚ monsters included. Mitchell Lewis quoted “In other words‚ Dracula is portrayed as a monster not only because he is a vampire but also because he crosses the line in terms of gender‚ causing others to do so as well.” Sexuality and gender are the main topics and arguments in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Dracula‚ along with the women vampires who look up to him are all expressed as bisexual because they are attracted to the
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Bram Stoker was a European author who wrote during the Victorian movement (1837-1901). During this literary period‚ authors focused their works around a multitude of topics‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ nature‚ the growing population and the industrial revolution in Europe‚ the relationships between people and their environment‚ the events that follow when one leaves their community‚ and how an individual’s actions affect either themselves or other people. Stoker explores some of these topics of
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Being in her father’s room Prinaca hoped for him to move or say something‚ very soon. She wondered how could anyone be so mean to her father. She got frustrated and read her letter. Weeks went by until she touched it again. She tried to remember where she put it‚ she couldn’t put a place to the person‚ Oliver! She ran down the steps‚ making her way out to the hall‚ past all the people who have come to speak. She saw Alex and raced to grab her arm. “I thought princesses don’t run.” Alex giggled.
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Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula will forever stand as one of the masterpieces of Gothic literature. The despicable villain Count Dracula and and his Transylvanian castle have become synonymous with horror and vampires‚ to the point that the modern image of the vampire is almost entirely derived from Dracula. However‚ one of this story’s most effective elements is Stoker’s masterful control over the mood of the novel. Stoker primarily influences the mood of Dracula by his use of spooky or wild settings
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and would ultimately cause chaos. In Bram Stoker’s‚ Dracula‚ Lucy and the three seductive vampires serve as women who step out of their Victorian role and are in turn punished for their actions. From the beginning of the novel‚ Lucy had already started to secretly think and step away from the boundaries set for Victorian women. In a private letter to Mina‚ Lucy wrote “Why can’t they let a girl marry three men‚ or as many as want her‚ and save all the
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula was ahead of its time. This story dove into topics that were considered unthinkable in the era it was written‚ forcing the reader to become truly invested in the plot. Through clever manipulation and giving only fragments of some details through the pages discovery happens for the reader at a similar pace as it does for the characters. This is a highly unique characteristic that Stoker was able to fuse into several aspects of his novel. For example‚ the way that Dracula is not
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