We live in a world where people have lost or lack sympathy, often resulting in the feeling of being alienated. In both novels the characters in The Elephant Man and in Dracula display very different personalities in which I noticed that not everyone can adapt to, that is why the characters start to feel alone, and this is essential because in order to not feel judged we need to learn how to accept everyone’s differences.
Amongst all characters the most alienated was Dracula. In the novel Johnathan begins to notice changes in Dracula’s behavior. When Parker writes in his journal “I have not yet seen a servant …, or heard a sound near the castle” (24) Parker started to get an eerie feeling while being in the castle. Parker noticed Dracula was a very secluded person and he was that way so he could keep himself isolated. Even though Dracula is a killer, he must at times wonder how society is talking about him. Count Dracula is aware of the things people around town are saying about him, yet he acts as if he doesn’t care. He refers to himself as “royalty” but while doing so he is also isolating himself from the outside world.
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From the start you could tell Parker was a quiet yet very intelligent person. He started to begin getting attention because he was travelling to Dracula’s castle. People commented to him about the dangers associated with Dracula but ultimately he continued his journey to Dracula’s castle. Within a few of days of being in the Castle, Parker wrote “The castle is a veritable prison, and I am a prisoner” (31) meaning that Parker was feeling overwhelmed with fear from Dracula. Johnathan was a courteous person by not judging Dracula, he did at times but he didn’t let society influence most of his opinions. Until later after he found out the truth about
The Dracula poster fits into the horror genre while the The Rough Riders, Arizona Bound is clearly a western. The Dracula poster conveys horror through the artistic use of dark colors and, the emotion that is visible from man fleeing away from Dracula. The Rough Riders poster embodies the western genre through the use of the iconic cowboy/Midwest attire and horses. The Rough Riders poster convey a sense of approaching danger, while at the same time conveying protection for the man in the mustard color jacket. Danger and protection are the moods that the creator of the Rough Riders poster was trying to evoke.
was nowhere to be seen. Then one day, as Van Helsing was eating a late
Human are the most social animals in the world. When becoming isolated, it a signal that emotions have been turned amongst ourselves. If not already there, it is normal to feel depressed, lonely, alone. In Mary Shelley's gothic novel, both the monster and Frankenstein are isolated. Frankenstein will not tell anyone about his creation because he has no one to pour his emotions out to. This causes the loss of his family, friends,and lover. Until the end, he tells his experience to the force but was never really believed so his tale is only really heard by Robert Walton, an explorer with ambitions as strong as Victor himself. In Shelley's novel, she characterizes Victor Frankenstein and the monster as being isolated to convey their misery.
Isolation is one the roots of the problems and calamities endured by many characters depicted in the beloved and Dr Frankenstein.
Are there still connections between Bram Stokers famous novel Dracula and modern day society? In Dracula, Stoker expands on many themes that indeed exist today. Not only does he touch on the most obvious theme, sex. He expands on gender division and good versus evil. Some say since times have changed the themes I introduced have changed as well, leaving connections between then and now irrelevant. However, I feel that although times have changed they still have roots from the time of the novel to now. In this essay I will expand on the themes of this novel while connecting them to modern day society, the critical texts I have chosen and will mention later on in the essay are a good representation of the commonalities between the chill, dark Victorian days in which the era that Dracula was written in and modern day.
Jules Zanger reinforces the idea of Dracula as an outsider by making a strong case that Dracula represents Jews, who were persecuted because they were moving to England in large numbers in the late nineteenth century. Zanger is correct in seeing Dracula as a persecuted outsider, but the metaphor of Dracula as a Jew goes beyond the theme of the novel. He could be any outsider
Since the beginning of time vampires have been categorized into different "types” and are portrayed in different ways throughout several books. This paper will focus on three vampires from the following books: Dracula by Bram Stoker, and I am Legend by Richard Matheson. Dracula is considered to be the traditional vampire, where it all started, and the vampires in Matheson’s book, follow somewhat Stoker’s concept, but is more of a modern “type” of vampires. Certain vampire elements have been presented, but others have been completely removed or altered. In addition, elements along with appearances are used to infer if the vampire is a form of “the other”. There are two types of vampires; the traditional or modern vampire which can be distinguished based on the elements present in their storyline.
Dracula is a proud of his lineage. His blood is noble among gypies (criminals) but when placed in comparison to the elite of England, he is considered primitive, “…Dracula's criminality dominates over his noble blood: 'science' assimilates him to a lower type, associating him with animals and 'inferior' human groups” (McWhir 34).
The novel Dracula by Bram Stoker and the poem Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been ? by Joyce Carol Oates both possess extremely monstrous characters. We are going to attempt to compare the main villains in both works : Count Dracula and Arnold Friend in order to show that a human can be more of a monstrous character than a stereotypical goul. In order to do this we will base our comparison on the description of the physic of both protagonists as well as their limitations and strengths.
The main characters in Dracula change over the course of the story in many ways. Jonathan Harker starts off in the story as an ambitious and hopeful lawyer, who is eager to travel to new lands for business. Once Jonathan gets a glimpse of who Dracula really is, he immediately begins to live with fear of Dracula, especially after encountering the three ghostly women. By the time he escapes the castle and gets back home, he is traumatized when he realizes that his stay at the Count's castle was real, and not a dream. Determined to find out the truth, Jonathan joins up with Van Helsing and the others. By the time the group defeats Dracula once and for all, Jonathan is no longer the person he was before he went to the castle. He, alongside with
Characterization is the way the author has developed or revealed the personality of a character in a literary work. Van Helsing’s nature enables him to be a threat that Dracula fears the most. Van Helsing says, “Ah, my child, that I do; and indeed there is no wish of me to add to your anguish. But just think, what can we do, until the world be at movement? I have thought and thought, and it seems to me that the simplest way is the best of all. Now we wish to get into the house, but we have no key; is it not so?” Van Helsing’s words show readers that he has a caring, compassionate personality, and although he knows it is important to comfort his friends, he keeps a level and clever perspective on their dire situation. It is Van Helsing’s tenderness towards those he loves, such Jonathan and Mina Harker, that display how determined he is to end the Count’s torment of innocent souls. His ability to think logically in any situation also deepens his offense against Dracula. When Jonathan is upset and wants to take immediate action against the Count, Van Helsing analyzes the problem clearly, announcing that the best path of action would to be wait for morning and hire a locksmith to enter the Count’s house in Piccadilly. His simplistic yet brilliant way of thinking, along with his great sympathy for others, proves that Van Helsing is a
To be considered a monster the character must possess an appalling appearance or personality. Monsters have heavily been prevalent throughout human history, striking fear into the hearts of people for centuries. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula Frankenstein’s monster and Dracula possess appalling personalities and exterior that attributes to their own unique monstrosity. They are both iconic monsters that have terrified people around the world for ages. However, they are two very different creatures; for instance Frankenstein is a monster because he is shunned by society for his grotesque appearance. Dracula is a monster because he feasts upon the living for
Discuss possible answers to this question with reference to at least two critical or theoretical essays and at least two tellings ' of the Dracula story._______________________________________________
Vampires have aroused a perennial fascination within humanity since their fictional materialization into history. However, it is over the course of the last century that these creatures have become an iconic symbol of mystifying horror and inexplicable desire. Recently, the vampire has undergone a significant reconstruction of physical appearance, behaviour, and surroundings, along with, extensive modifications to its super-natural disadvantages. These distinct character adaptations are imperative when considering two of the most notable vampires ever fashioned: Count Dracula and Edward Cullen. The dissimilarity between Bram Stoker’s 19th century, Count Dracula, and Stephenie Meyer’s 21st century, Edward Cullen, is a complex reflection of the contrasting societies from which these vampires emerged.
Even though in both novels the characters struggle with alienation, the authors chose a different form of isolation for each character. For example, in Frankenstein the monster is obviously the most separated character from society because he is not even human which proves to be a hardship since he learned how to view life from a human perspective. While telling Victor of his descent into hatred the monster said, “I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me (Shelley, page 128).” The monster has a desire for intimacy that cannot be met because he is truly one of a kind, which is an exceedingly relatable feeling that normal everyday people have. Shelley brilliantly uses this character that should be hated because of the unspeakable