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A Summary of Bram Stoker's Dracula Dracula is an epistolary novel, meaning that is composed from letters, journal and diary entries, telegrams, and newspaper clippings. Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray (later Mina Harker), and Dr. Seward write the largest contributions to the novel although the writings of Lucy Westenra and Abraham Van Helsing constitute some key parts of the book. The novel has a slightly journalistic feel, as it is a harrowing account supposedly written by the people who witnessed

Comparison and Contrast of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre While Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Polidori’s The Vampyre share some minor details, mostly regarding the basics of vampires and the location and date in which the stories take place, the majority of the stories differ greatly. The Vampyre was published almost a hundred years earlier, so it is easy to see how some details of that story can be seen in Dracula. Bram Stoker no doubt must have used The Vampyre as an influence

Alexander Lucero AP English 12 Yu 5.17.12 Homosexuality Portrayed in Literature: Threat To Yourself and Those Around You The Victorian era and Elizabethan era had many homophobic attributes, just as today's society does. Gothic writers of the Victorian Age played off of the fear and immorality of homosexuality and used those feelings as a basis for their novels. Bram Stoker told a story about a vampire that challenged the Victorian gender roles and managed to reverse them, making men faint like

considerable speed, just as a lizard moves along a wall.” (Stoker 34). He also shows wolfish characteristics as he acts at night without making any sound and flawlessly stalks his prey such as in his nighttime pursuit of a sleepwalking Lucy as observed by Mina (Stoker 90). Lucy also shows predatory instincts in her role as “The Bloofer Lady” (Stoker 178). As an undead, she stalks and hunts the children of the town at night to deliver a fatal bite to their necks. In Dracula, the half-being expresses instincts

Mina Murray-Harker, like all women, is one of the most complicated characters throughout the novel. She can bring all the men together to kill Count Dracula, including the three men who were in competition for Lucy Westenra’s love, and has a mind of her own and that of a males. She is highly spoken of by Van Helsing, “She is one of God's women, fashioned by His own hand to show us men and other women that there is a heaven where we can enter, and that its light can be here on earth. So true, so

associating him with animals and 'inferior' human groups” (McWhir 34). By the end of Dracula, the younger characters return to clear and defined statuses; Lucy is at peace in her true death, Dr. Seward and Holmwood (Godalming) are married to other women, Mina and Mr. Harker have been ushered into adulthood by becoming parents. They decided to name their child, Quincey (McWhir 35). McWhir explains, “Quincey Morris, wounded in the act of destroying Dracula, dies a hero's death, reminding us that the dangers

Hillary Le Clendenin U.S History Period 2 16 December 2015 Movies of the 1920’s Film production in the 1920’s was when the movie business expanded immensly. With new technologies creating movie theaters, film makers were able to let the public see the movies they made. Movie theatres were large and a very common place to go to during the 1920’s also known as the “Roaring 20’s”. With this new increase of movies, actors and actresses are needed, therefore making them incredibly weathly. The 1920’s

West is intertwined in this religious crusade to defeat Dracula. Dracula symbolizes the East since he is from Romania, whereas Jonathan Harker, Quincy Morris and Mina are from Great Britain symbolizing the West. Dr. Van Helsing is from Amsterdam which is between the East and the West. While the eastern ideas are more estranged and traditional, whereas the western ideas are seen as more scientifically driven. Dr

In the twenty-first century many people have fantasized about having superpowers of some sort. Bram Stroker made one of the most popular and relevant supervillains of all time. Over the years, Dracula has received an assortment of abilities. The book Dracula has an array of strange occurrences that happen throughout the first four chapters. During this time, Bram is not afraid to show what the Count can and cannot do. Everyone in the village knows of Dracula’s strength, but refuses to help anyone

Early on in the novel, he highlights the differences in the the personalities and situations of the two women. An analysis of Mina as a foil character to Lucy, or vice versa, reveals Stoker’s desire to co-opt, on behalf of the above mentioned status quo, certain attributes of the victorian “New Woman” while condemning others. Via the correspondence of these two friends, Stoker