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The Victorian Era was most well known for being an era of rigidity. Social expectations were strict and any action that strayed from the path of convention was quickly condemned. Dracula by Bram Stoker was published in 1897, just on the cusp of the end of the Victorian Era and the advent of the Age of Industry. Dracula was unprecedented initially because of the title character, as this was one of the first, and certainly the best known, depiction of a vampire. The book became controversial, however

A product of the contextual values of the Victorian Era, the epistolary novel, “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker, explores the societal anxieties of the erosion of traditional Victorian values. With the onset of the Industrial Revolution and Modernism, along with the declining value of the Christian faith, Stoker challenges the contextual values of religion and female sexuality, along with the repercussions for the individual who strays away from societal constructs and expectations. 19th century

engaged, there are many ways to change a novel into a completely different story, whether it has to do with changing the roles of the main characters, scenes, theme, time period, or even the overall story. After reading the gothic book Dracula written by Bram Stoker in 1897, it is amazing how the storyline is similar to the 1931 horror film, Dracula directed by Browning, starring Bela Lugosi. However, they differ in many key characteristics confusing the audience. Although the Dracula novel and the film

Sexuality in Dracula and Blacula The story of Nosferatu has its origins in the novel, Dracula, written by Bram Stoker in 1897. The historic story of Johnathan Harker, an innocent lawyer from England, who was lured to Dracula’s Castle to help the Count purchase land in London. Johnathan is nearly infected by three women vampires but escapes with his life. This scene reveals the Victorian Society’s ideas about Sexuality, which is a prevalent theme in Dracula. Count Dracula has been adapted numerous

Furthermore, each story relates to Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave,” in that as each character ventures further away from the circle of their own comfort and knowledge, they become progressively less ignorant and more informed. Dracula, written by Bram Stoker, takes place in the Victorian Era, Europe. The Victorian Era, despite being one of the only periods of reign under a female, is widely known as being a time where women were repressed and men were prioritized. Males strived to embody a young

the form of Gothic Literature. This novel was written by Bram Stoker in the Victorian Age. A large portion of this piece of writing deals with many famous Gothic motifs. Gothic Literature combines the usual Gothic horror with fiction and Romanticism (Wikipedia). A motif is a distinctive symbol or dominant idea used in literature. So therefore, a Gothic motif is a literary symbol that usually combines fiction with either horror or romance. Bram Stoker’s usage of Gothic motifs not only helps define Dracula

Dracula - Chapter 1 Tone is a writer’s tool that creates mood in a story. Within the first chapter of Dracula, the author, Bram Stoker, uses this to create a mood of terror. First, Bram Stoker shows tremendous change in scenery as the main character moves closer to Dracula’s castle. As the story begins, Jonathan is traveling from England to Transylvania. Through the window he sees the colorful fields, orchards of pears, apples, plums, all vibrantly full of life. However, as he nears Castle Dracula

Vampires: How They Were Made Most people wonder where the idea of vampires came from and how did the first one come about. The novel, Dracula, is set and written in the nineteenth century during the Victorian era. The Victorian people had certain beliefs about Christianity and the roles of men and women in society. Women were allowed only to do certain things and were expected to do specific things in regards to men. The Victorian people also had their own interpretation of superstitions. Stoker

through the male gaze of Lydgate which maintains the objectification of women in Victorian literature and thus society. Bram Stoker’s Dracula also involves elements of the male gaze, however there is a distinct emphasis on sexuality and the female body. When Jonathan Harker sees the three vampire sisters in Dracula’s castle, the readers are subjected to a sexualized description of the females through his eyes. This erotic desire for the sisters is evident when he states, “I felt in my heart a

setting of Bram Stoker’s Dracula prominently categorizes this piece of literature in the gothic genre. Dracula’s gloomy setting, the supernatural characters, and the murderous deaths all fulfill the requirements for a gothic novel. To begin with, the story inhabits dark and dreary landscapes. As one of the main characters, a young London solicitor named Jonathan Harker, progresses in his business travels to Castle Dracula, the atmosphere is decidedly sepulchral and puts the reader on alert. Bram Stoker