Franco Moretti‚ unlike Stephen Arata’s account addresses how Stoker and even Frankenstein’s Mary Shelley‚ emphasize problems within the society during the Victorian era. Morettimakes it clear that the fear in both books is created by the protagonist ultimately making the reader see that advancing technology‚ family‚ and traditions could be compromised by the monsters of the books. Moretti also explains that ascetic of terror in Dracula “is celebrated the victory ‘of the desire for possession over
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Anti-Christian 1.) There are many ways that Bram Stoker’s Dracula can be considered Anti- Christian by showing of Anti-Christian values and perversions of the Christian religion. In chapter one as Jonathan Harker is traveling to Castle Dracula he is met by several people. When he meets these people and tells them where he is going they cross themselves along with doing several other superstiscious actions. One of the women he meets gives him a crucifix to protect him
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Count Dracula He is the main character in the novel‚ however‚ he is mainly a shadowy figure in a majority of the novel. As the antagonist in the novel he is shown to be one step ahead of the others. There is little actual characterization done by Stoker and much of Dracula’s personality and past remains mysterious. There are some intentions and obvious evils‚ however that is the main extent of the characterization. However‚ in spite of his plot role‚ Dracula is mainly the reason why the other characters
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question has been addressed throughout history in many cultures and in many different ways. It is seen often in literature and can be presented through many techniques. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ the eternal struggle between good and evil is played out between two characters who are sharp contrasts to one another‚ Count Dracula and Abraham Van Helsing. These foil characters are used by the author to illuminate an important theme of the novel‚ the power struggle between good and evil. Upon the reader’s
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Redemption in Dracula” she examines the theme of the stark contrasts between pure and unclean. Pollution in the sense the writer was going for does not mean landfills and gas guzzlers‚ but when the unclean taints the pure. Going beyond the surface definition‚ the book Dracula has many instances of contrasting values surrounding the thoughts of purity. The ideas of good and evil‚ life and death‚ new and old‚ and civilization and savagery are examined throughout the novel. Dracula as a whole is
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The Sexuality of the Dark and Mysterious Man Bram Stoker’s novel‚ Dracula is a piece of gothic literature in which Count Dracula inflicts grief and pain upon mortal men by attempting to charm and steal their women‚ eventually turning them into vampires. Stoker portrays women as unintelligent beings who will follow the Count because of his apparent charm‚ strength‚ and stereotypical beauty. The Count is a dark‚ beautiful‚ and mysterious man‚ and this covers up the evil that he has committed and the
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because good always overcomes it. A good example of this is the book Dracula by Bram Stoker because the author expresses the nature of good vs. evil. Dracula wants to come to London because he wants to turn everyone into vampires. The basic background of the book Dracula is when Jonathan Harker‚ a realtor who is sent to Transylvania to complete a transaction with Dracula so he can come to England. What Harker does not know is that Dracula has a plan for world domination. Well‚ while Harker is on a train
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Dracula: Competition and the Social Adulterer; Good vs. Evil Throughout Stoker’s Dracula‚ a central theme is evident‚ Competition. The term competition refers to a test of skill or ability. Most of the competitions in Dracula are those between Dracula and the “good” men. Stoker’s novel can be seen as a similar version of the “Primal Horde” theory in which Freud created. A primal horde is a group of people arranged around a single dominant male‚ who has total authority over the group and holds
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Dracula‚ by Bram Stoker‚ is a classic gothic novel‚ originally published in 1897. The novel focuses on a group of men following and‚ ultimately‚ killing a vampire named Dracula. The readers learn fairly early in the book that vampires have supernatural powers and limitations they face. When Jonathan Harker‚ the first character met in the novel‚ goes to Dracula’s castle‚ he witnesses most of Dracula’s strengths and weaknesses. A few chapters in‚ the readers meet a bug-eating mental patient named Renfield
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the Novel Dracula Bram Stoker‚ the author of Dracula as well as a Victorian man‚ includes religious elements in the book which explains the qualities of good and evil in the Victorian era London. Characters in the novel are Count Dracula‚ Jonathan Harker‚ Quincy Morris‚ Dr. Van Helsing‚ Mina Harker‚ and Lucy. Jonathan on his way to Dracula’s castle is the first character introduced. He is the husband of Mina‚ and the other men help him tremendously to save the town from the evil Dracula. Lucy is
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