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    Introduction Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish author, most famous for his novel Dracula. After working as a daily paper writer, Stoker started composing his realistic novel and incorporated the written work abilities he learned. In order to make the novel more genuine, he included journal sections, letters and telegrams to enable the reader to dive further into his characters. ‘Dracula’ is still today a standout amongst the best-known horror stories composed and is considered a classic. Therefore

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    Inverted Gender Roles: Dracula by Bram Stoker

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    “Monster” in Everyone In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, Stoker’s use of inverted gender roles allows readers to grasp the sense of obscureness throughout, eventually leading to the reader’s realization that these characters are rather similar to the “monster” which they call Dracula. Despite being in the Victorian era, Stoker’s use of sexuality in the novel contributes to the reasoning of obscureness going against the Victorian morals and values. Throughout the novel the stereotypical roles of the Victorian

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    Bram Stoker 's Dracula is a staple of the Gothic Horror genre. It is a novel that has been scrutinized by countless readers since it was published in 1897. While Stoker 's novel is certainly not the first example of a piece of gothic horror, or even the first example of a gothic horror story focusing categorically on vampires, it still managed to plenarily capture the attention of the public. But not only did Dracula enthrall the readers of its time, but it perpetuated to be a mainstay of the gothic

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    responder. This is achieved through the use of a number of different techniques and conventions. The fear of the unknown is expressed through dark, uncertain and mysterious circumstances cause responders to feel vulnerable and fearful. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula the overpowering force of the sublime, the prominence of religion, death and use of darkness accompanied by typical Gothic techniques evoke a fear of the unknown in responders. This common Gothic themes can also be observed in The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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    Dracula is a widely known novel written by Bram Stoker in 1897. It is popular worldwide for its intense love story and backstory of the infamous Count Dracula. Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1847. As a child, he was very ill, so in an attempt to entertain himself, he read several books and listened to the horror stories his mother told him. In turn, Stoker became interested in ghost stories and began writing them. Gothic fiction was a genre that was extremely popular during this time period

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    Sexuality in Bram Stoker 's DraculaBram Stoker 's Dracula, favorably received by critics upon publication in 1897, entertained its Victorian audience with unspeakable horrors such as vampires invading bedrooms to prey on beautiful maidens under the guise of night. The novel 's eroticism proved even more unspeakable. Received in the era of repression, it remains questionable whether Dracula 's readership perceived the sexuality flowing from the page. An advocate for the censorship of sexual material

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    The Gothic Theme in Dracula by Bram Stoker Bram Stoker's Dracula is a true Gothic novel that belongs on any gothic literature course. Focusing in on the recurring themes, characters and settings used throughout the novel one sees how Dracula has set the standard for Gothic literature today. The theme in Dracula is that classic Gothic theme of the epic battle of good versus evil. In this novel this is expressed in a very direct way, there is never any question as to who is right and who

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    When a person mentions the novel Dracula, the first thing that comes to mind is an image of a pale skinned creature in human form that lives off of the blood of innocent people who do not know they are in danger until he flashes his long white fangs at them. The second is how long it takes to get to the point that Dracula actually comes into the story and begins to horrify every word of the novel. Bram Stoker uses foreshadowing throughout the first one hundred pages of Dracula so that readers can get

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    The novel Dracula by Bram Stoker is seen to be a part of feminist literature. Stoker’s story tells the tale of multiple characters, through Jonathan and his ordeal at Transylvania where he first encounters Dracula. He meets Dracula to buy him a new estate in England. However, when he stays at the castle, he realizes something wrong with Dracula. Stoker laters shifts the novel to Mina and Lucy’s perspective, writing to each other about light-hearted things. However, it takes a turn for the worst as

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    characteristics of the vampires in Bram Stoker 's Dracula. Because of this, authors continue to create more and more ridiculous scenarios as well as more and more advanced vampires. The comparison of the way vampires look, respond to environmental stimuli, and act in social situations in books like Dracula or The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, as well as book series such as Blood Lad and Twilight, is quite drastic. Every vampire in movies or novels essentially has the same cold body functions of the

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