In many ways, Mina is as much a hero as any of the men. Mina has the idea of typing up copies of all of their records, allowing them to consolidate and share all their information on Dracula. When Mina is bitten by the vampire and begins to change herself, she maintains her loyalties. She ultimately provides her companions with invaluable insight into Dracula's movements. In the end, Mina deduces Dracula's whereabouts--with insight that allows the men to ambush him before he can reach his
As will be shown, mostly the ideas of symbolism for blood will center on the actions done to and by the characters. With symbolism for blood as seen by Bram Stoker, sex seems to stand out as a major factor of symbolism for blood. This mostly affects the characters like Dracula and the group of Van Helsing, Dr. Jack, Arthur and Quincey. For Dracula and the symbolism of blood as sex, it is seen for Dracula more as a single more unclean thought of the word. When Dracula bites certain victims such as when he attacks Lucy and Mina, it symbolizes him having a sexual interaction with these two women.
unanimous voices mention television shows such as "The Walking Dead" to movies such as "Dawn of the Dead" The descriptive details of undead hoards of brain eating creatures and sexually alluring men in the darkness of the night, sucking the blood of innocent women are common place. The modern views of these creatures are very similar. Both are known to be 'undead' which is defined as "technically dead but still animated" in the Oxford's Dictionary. Both creatures are driven by a instinctive hunger for sustenance from living victims. But surely this cannot be all there is to them.
“How does ‘Shadow of a Vampire’ appropriate the earlier texts of Nosferatu and Dracula and create something new?” Shadow of a Vampire (2000), directed by Elias Merhige, is a film that recreates the making of the 1922 film ‘Nosferatu’. Shadow of a Vampire distorts the reality of what actually went on whilst filming Nosferatu yet appropriates the text to make it entertaining and scary. As Nosferatu is based on Dracula by Bram Stoker, Shadow of a Vampire also becomes an appropriation of this text, mainly using the elements of gothic to create what is essentially a horror movie. An appropriation that adds to the scary nature is the behaviour of Nosferatu director Friedrich Murnau. Murnau’s behaviour is questionable from the early stages of the film.
Paula Rashel Flyangolts Professor: K. Sanders English 151-9613 23 February, 2011 Superstition and Religion in Dracula Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is a novel that can be considered known throughout current culture, as it is a classic. Written in 1897, it is still one of the most popular books in literature. It is referred to as a horror story and is sure to indulge you. However, Stoker’s intention was not to petrify the people of Victorian times, who were the first people to be entertained by the novel. Stoker created the character of Dracula to teach the readers lessons and morals about life and its questionable attributes.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written in a time of great change. His story had many interesting themes that where symbolic. According to shmoop.com, blood may be one of the most symbolic themes in the story (shmoop.com). The character, Renfield, says, "I tried to kill him for the purpose of strengthening my vital powers by the assimilation with my own body of his life through the medium of his blood – relying, of course, upon the Scriptural phrase, 'For the blood is the life.” He is referring to the idea that by drinking another’s blood you are able to, in some way, take their vital powers. We can relate this passage to the Christian faith and taking communion.
Uses and Gratifications of Vampire Fiction The way that audiences have consumed vampire fiction has changed dramatically over the years and with it, so has the reason why people watch vampire fiction and become involved in the vampire world. Personal identity has become a large part of why people watch vampire fiction as the modern, deeply personal story lines connect with audiences in a way that traditional vampire films such as Dracula or Nosferatu never did. Audiences, particularly teens choose to insert themselves into the world of vampires to distinguish themselves as an individual. The most recent example of this, is the Twilight Saga. Twilight has integrated itself as a part of modern teen culture in a way that could only be rivalled by the likes of Buffy.
Its first mention, in Chapter III, comes when the count tells Harker that “blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonorable peace; and the -glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.” The count proudly recounts his family history, relating blood to one’s ancestry—to the “great races” that have, in Dracula’s view, withered. The count foretells the coming of a war between lineages: between the East and the West, the ancient and the modern, and the evil and the good. Later, the depictions of Dracula and his minions feeding on blood suggest the exchange of bodily fluids associated with sexual intercourse: Lucy is “drained” to the point of nearly passing out after the count penetrates her. The vampires’ drinking of blood echoes the Christian rite of Communion, but in a perverted sense. Rather than gain eternal spiritual life by consuming wine that has been blessed to symbolize Christ’s blood, Dracula drinks actual human blood in order to extend his physical—but quite soulless—life.
Dial M for Murder/Psycho Comparison What do you get when you take everyday life and turn it 180 degrees? You get a Hitchcock film. Alfred Hitchcock has long been known for his fright inducing and thrilling movies. Three of his classic movies are “Dial M for Murder,” “The Birds,” and “Psycho.” Camera angles, music, and attention to detail dominated the psyche while watching these movies. Although these movies are all very closely related in many ways, as well as very different, there are many more similarities in “Psycho” and “Dial M for Murder.” “Dial M for Murder” takes the classic story of a gold digging spouse looking for their cut and adds a very interesting, and frightening, twist.
He is a 242 year old Irish vampire. He is half human but mostly demon. Angel was a good vampire until a dramatic change happened in 1898 after he was cursed by the Clan for killing a member. Angel transformed into Angelus and became an evil vampire. He has many powers such as supernatural, stamina, agility and