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    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 sweet, so noble, so little an egoist – and that, let me tell you, is much in this age, so sceptical and selfish” (168-169). Meeting Jonathan Harker (Mina’s husband) for the first time, Van Helsing describes Mina being very clever yet passive; Mina may

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    Suspense in Bram Stoker's Epistolary Novel Dracula Bram Stoker uses the epistolary narrative to create suspense in Dracula by drawing the reader into the personal lives (through the characters' diary entries and letters) and allowing him to experience the events of the novel on an intimate level. Each character provides a first-hand, first-person perspective, unique for that specific character's sex, level of education, profession, and state in life, as well as for that character's ability to create

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    Tyler Hunt Mr. Bowden - 6 English 4 GT/AP 29 January 2016 The Modernity of Dracula Introduction On May 26, 1897 Bram Stoker published his first popular novel, Dracula. It was written in a time when a significant shift from religious to scientific views was taking place. The book is set in the same time and came to generally reflect the views that many people had about science and religion. As a child, Stoker’s mother would tell him old tales and legends that were very popular in the early Victorian

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    Society has many different views on a man’s influence over a vulnerable woman. Individuals who lived in the 1800’s particularly, had a certain image that they sought to reflect, which is evident in the novel Dracula. Dracula by Bram Stoker showcases the superior role that men had over women in the Victorian era because they are illustrated as being dominant and controlling. The novel begins with Jonathan Harker’s journals that narrate his relationship with Mina. In the very first chapter of the novel

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    Gender Role in Dracula Introduction Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a story that narrates the association between a woman and a small group of men led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing that counteracts with Count Dracula. The Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to England to change human beings into something they refer to as, “foul things of the night like him, without heart or conscience, preying on the bodies and the souls of these (they) love best” (p. 223). The author utilizes the epistolary format

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    Various characters in the book were impacted through the use of the stake. Count Dracula uses the stake that Lucy was stabbed with as a symbol of rape. For example, Van Helsing thinks that Lucy should be killed because she belongs to the Undead, and will no longer be her normal self when she comes back (Stoker 220). This shows that Van Helsing doesn’t even care about Lucy. He will stop at nothing in order to reach his goal of killing Dracula, he is willing to kill Lucy to rid of her evil. Finally, Arthur

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    Because the Victorian Era was an age so heavily influenced by religion, it is hardly surprising, that Bram Stoker’s Dracula contains many religious references. The Victorian Era was a time period from 1837 to 1901, during which Queen Victoria reigned in the United Kingdom. During this time, women were expected to be quiet, proper, and pure. All people were expected to attend church, and sexuality was incredibly censored. Religion played an influencing role in Victorian art including visual and literary

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    is presented with the presence of many Christian ideals and symbols throughout the text. Count Dracula’s appearance and actions seem to display the perversion of various Christian ideals and symbols and Dr. Van Helsing uses various Christian symbols to defeat Count Dracula. Given that Van Helsing and his posse are able to use the Christian imagery to drive Dracula back to Castle Dracula and eventually defeat him, Stoker might be suggesting that the power of the Christianity and the Christian God will

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    Religion in the Victorian Era Exhibited in Dracula Because the Victorian Era was an age so heavily influenced by religion, it is hardly surprising, that Bram Stoker’s Dracula is written with may religious references. The Victorian Era was a time period from 1837 to 1901, during which Queen Victoria reigned in the United Kingdom. During this time, women were expected to be quiet, proper, and pure. All people were expected to attend church, and sexuality was incredibly censored. Religion played an

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    The three most important gothic motifs that occur within the novel Dracula are a supernatural antagonist, dark settings such as castles and cemeteries, and unreliable narrators. The supernatural antagonist is the most important park of Dracula, it is so important the antagonist’s name is the title of the novel. The dark and eerie setting occur very frequently throughout the novel and have a profound impact on how the science will be perceived by the reader. Finally the unreliable narrators are

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