Bram Stoker's Dracul Good Vs. Evil

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Dracula “Dracula” written by Bram Stoker is about good vs. evil and how good will always defeat evil. Stoker wrote about something that in his time would be considered impossible, he created two polarized opposites. Lucy, a young lady that is portrayed to play the part of a traditional woman who stays at home and depends on everyone to provide shelter and protection for her and Mina, a young lady who is independent and can take care of herself, in fact, he had her take care of her sick husband. He also mentioned the journey that both characters have gone through as well as the people who contributed to make it all happen. If I were to make “Dracula” into a movie I’ve decided upon where, when, the architecture, the art, the music, and who I …show more content…

His mansion will be on a top of a cliff, so that if you were to look out from a certain place you can see the ocean. He will also be surrounded by a forest to emphasize on the edge that we are trying to provide for him. Furthermore, the art present in Count Dracula’s estates will be of dark colors, it will have paintings of his ancestors, and it will have a lot of red to emphasize that he is a vampire. Lucy’s house will be a nice pastel color that will reflect her pureness but at the same time it will reflect weakness, so perhaps a pastel yellow color. Her ceilings will be roman arches to reflect on the smoothness that her personality reflects. In Addition, her house will have paintings of nature to highlight the fact that she represents beauty, it will also have paintings of little girls playing to point out her pureness. The Asylum will be located next to the mansion that Count Dracula will be moving into. The asylum will be a place gated by a grey brick wall and its architecture will be grey bricks as well and it will not have any paintings other than of the neurological filed. Moreover, it will have a forest going around the grey brick wall to give it that feeling of haunted and

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