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marriage of Mina being his bride, but this example is more of a perversion of the sanctity of marriage rather than a sincere commitment. Ravana’s wives in the story are happy and fulfilled unlike the undead companions that Dracula enslaves. By taking the women of London, Dracula is also taking their purity, a highly regarded trait of the time. This situation is very similar to the situation between Ravana and Sita, the wife of Rama who Ravana kidnaps as his own. Throughout Stoker’s novel, Mina is the

Jake Klimeck Novels and Tales Dracula Modernity and Folklore Dracula, is not just a story of good versus evil, but a story of complex parallels. Count Dracula is not just a living being, but also dead. Dracula is a man, but he is also an animal. Furthermore, Dracula is both beautiful and repulsive. It is these parallels about Dracula that create a sense of anxiety and uncertainty throughout the reading. Stoker 's use of parallels throughout the novel creates discontent throughout

Do you feel comfortable in the dark as you feel in the light? The gothic novel of Dracula is full of motifs that differ from religion to idealism. A motif is an idea or element in a written work that is repeated over the length of the book. In the novel Dracula is seen as a dark and evil character will the others that are battling against Dracula are seen as the good or the bright people. In the novel there is even a character that is named “The Light of the West”. If we just take a look at the

with it the contentious idea of an empowered woman, the “New Woman,” a woman who aspires to be educated as well as sexually and economically independent. Stoker gives a contrasting view of this notion in “Dracula.” While the main characters, Lucy and Mina, are clearly opposite in personality, they are both portrayed as unequal, defenseless objects that are to be protected and desired. However, one woman’s fate is determined by her weakness, while the other is determined by her strength. Lucy

mental connection with Dracula, and is able to sense his surroundings, even when he is far away. Also, Dracula has power over Renfield, and lunatic-asylum patient. Renfield serves as a prophet and henchman for Dracula. Through the mental connection with Mina and Renfield, Dracula’s power to read and control minds is revealed. Dracula’s supernatural powers to control nature, transform, and control minds make Dracula a monster and serves as Stoker’s supernatural power in this romantic novel. Dracula uses

the way he explains the people and surroundings on his trip. This journal entry was significant in setting up the feel and plot of the story. Another example of an important journal entry was when Mina would write about being scared of what was happening to Jonathan. To his face and to other people, Mina would present herself as though she wasn’t worried at all about Jonathan being away at Castle Dracula; however, in her journals she wrote her true emotions, which told an opposing story. This gave

Bram Stoker's Dracula as a Romantic Myth In this paper, I will present my reflections and thoughts on the myth of Dracula in particular, and the vampyre in general, as a love story and show the deeply rooted links between the two myths and Christianity, as refracted through the prism of Francis Ford Coppola's film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). One of the most well known aspects of a vampyre is that it must feed upon the blood of the living; Dracula must drink to survive, (akin to people

The concerns of Victorian England about the status of faith and manhood have left a deep mark in the literature of the period. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula are good examples of this concern. In both books there is an emphasis in the corruption of the body and of the soul as maladies that haunt the greatness of England. The aristocracy is pointed as the social strata from where this decadence will spread. These books show a population of youth that lacks the guidance of parents and are

Gothic Literature Mini Assignment Compare and contrast the way the writers use plot, character and setting to increase tension and atmosphere in the opening chapter of ‘Varney the Vampire’ and ‘Dracula’. Both ‘Varney the Vampire’ and ‘Dracula’ create a tense and suspenseful atmosphere in their opening chapters as the typically gothic language (“solemn tones”, “air thick and heavy”) and imagery immediately incites in the reader a sense of foreboding and unease. This is particularly

Again Renfield’s actions mimic that of the other men as it becomes their goal to save Mina from the invasion running through her body. The key to this invasion is the blood. The central theme of blood in Dracula is paralleled through Renfield. Although, there are many mysteries that surround Renfield; he reveals, very clearly, the importance