The novel Dracula is a work of fiction that was published in 1897 and was written by the author known as Bram Stoker . This novel has an eerie outcome but also a successful one due to the fact that the novel so easily plays off of human fears. Stoker created a novel that very well reflects off the fears and anxieties that troubled the people in the 1897 era. The vampire Count Dracula is a figure Stoker created to symbolize evil and England's worst fears. There are many film adaptations of Bram Stoker's novel but the 1992 film "Bram Stoker's Dracula" is the film adaptation that will be compared and contrasted to the novel.
The movie is not a tradational scary movie/monster movie that you would originally suspect it would be if you read the novel
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The expansion was a marvelous thing, but soon afterward followed the decline in British power. European countries and the United States became a threat to Britain and the countries power. Along with these events, immigration was occurring and rising at a rapid speed. The high immigration brought many unfamiliar races and cultures over on Britain's land thus sometimes causing violent reactions to the immigrants. In the novel, Dracula comes from the east thus making him a foreigner. Dracula is the perfect horror figure that symbolizes the fears and prejudices the people of the era had of foreigners. Both the book and the movie mention Dracula’s history, but the film's history of Dracula is slightly different than from the book. The flashback in the movie adds to a love story that occurs between the Count and his wife Elisabeta. Further on in the film Mina Harker is believed to be the recreation of Dracula’s sweetheart. Romance is Dracula’s motive in the film whereas bloodlust was his motive in the book. Dracula being capable of emotions such as love in the movie make him less terrifying and less of a monster. To the viewers of the movie Dracula now has a reason for his monster qualities and this reason of love makes him seem less of a monster. Dracula is just seeking to regain his lost love, what's so awful about that? Whereas in the novel we presume Dracula is truly a monster and is going after people due to his
... period where there was a mix of different feeling and ideas coming about. Religion was the core of his tale, and also modeled it. On one side were the humans and on the other Dracula. Through their struggles to defeat the monster they experienced changes in gender roles, which was also present in real time. Women were becoming more free and working. The only way this change happened was because of the trust and the love between family members; that led to good stable home and ultimately success in life. Stoker wrote Dracula later on his career, this way he had more experience and knowledge of life and grew to believe in common universal truth. Dracula was a hit because it had truth and history in it, and it turned the ordinary good beats bad story into a compelling and interesting narrative, and if readers read carefully they could even find themselves in the book.
Loosely based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, the film is the story of a
The late nineteenth century Irish novelist, Bram Stoker is most famous for creating Dracula, one of the most popular and well-known vampire stories ever written. Dracula is a gothic, “horror novel about a vampire named Count Dracula who is looking to move from his native country of Transylvania to England” (Shmoop Editorial Team). Unbeknownst of Dracula’s plans, Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, traveled to Castle Dracula to help the count with his plans and talk to him about all his options. At first Jonathan was surprised by the Count’s knowledge, politeness, and overall hospitality. However, the longer Jonathan remained in the castle the more uneasy and suspicious he became as he began to realize just how strange and different Dracula was. As the story unfolded, Jonathan realized he is not just a guest, but a prisoner as well. The horror in the novel not only focuses on the “vampiric nature” (Soyokaze), but also on the fear and threat of female sexual expression and aggression in such a conservative Victorian society.
has been defeated in the name of God, and it is as though with his
to Bram Stokers story as myself to a chimp. If it was named 'Parody Of
In Twilight, Edward Cullen presents the question; “ But what if I’m not the hero? What if I’m the bad guy?” The role of vampires is very controversial. Back in the day they were evil, soulless monsters and people genuinely feared them. However, in the present day it seems that we have grown to love them and even hope to one day be them. There are a plethora of vampire stories and many of them have become immense hits. With so many vampire stories, it is not uncommon that readers are able to identify a vast amount of similarities. Although similar in aspects, there are still many differences between the classic and modern day vampires. Two highly popular stories, in which we can easily identify similarities and differences, are Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight.
...at evil is always overcome by good in his masterpiece Dracula. The evil character Count Dracula is a vampire who wants to move to London and turn everyone into vampires. To demolish his plan Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray, Arthur Holmwood, Dr. Seward, Quincey P. Morris and Dr. Abraham Van Helsing come out and put an end to his world domination. “Is that the end of Dracula? We will never know” (Har-el).
Dracula by Bram Stoker is an authentic Gothic novel that manages to hit on every Gothic literature aspect. Gothic literature is usually set in an isolated setting and has a dark, mysterious, and evil tone. In this type of literature, there are usually dark castles, palaces, presences of supernatural beings, and religion. The book Dracula is about a Count from Transylvania that goes to London in search of new victims and a group of Victorian citizens who end up defeating him and his evil ways. The use of setting and atmosphere in Dracula is filled with a world full of mystery and fear. Bram Stoker manages to capture the Gothic element with his use of castles, symbols, and isolated setting.
Mina says of Dracula, “I suppose anyone ought to pity anything so hunted as is the Count. That is just it: this Thing is not human—not even beast. To read Dr. Seward’s account of poor Lucy’s death, and what followed, is enough to dry up the springs of pity in one’s heart” (Stoker 186). Mina explains that someone must pity a creature so hated as Dracula, but in reality does his monstrousness makes him nothing more than an irrational beast incapable of remorse? To readers, that something, that beast, becomes a someone, -- someone who once had feelings, a heart, but now dwells in darkness. After realizing that, it seems that sympathy for the depraved creature is the first thing that comes to mind. By attaching human characteristics to Dracula, readers bring Dracula into the world of the known, rather than the frightening unknown, and by doing this, sympathy builds for something so pathetic and lifeless, whether it be evil or not. Even if Dracula is a life siphoning devil, he was still once a human being, a being capable of remorse, but now he is just an amalgamation of society’s worst qualities; a lustful, impulsive, unrepentant fiend that is represented as the proverbial double edged sword of hatred and pity. And who among us has not felt that retched thought of wrong
Dracula, the 1931 film directed by Tod Browning is loosely based upon the novel of the same name. Therefore both share similar characteristics but are distinct. The differences between the novel and film occur due to the cinematic choices made as well as the fact that the film is based off of not only the novel Dracula but also the 1924 play Dracula. One major decision made by Browning was to alter the role of Johnathan Harker. In the novel Johnathan is the solicitor who meets with Dracula in Transylvania and narrowly escapes the “veritable prison” and is a changed man due to his experiences there (25).
Comparing the 1931 version of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, with Frances Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula 1993 version yields some similarities. Both films are of the same genre: Horror. Both films are set around the same time period. Also, both deal with a vampire coming to England and causing disruptions in people's lives. Beyond these few similarities are numerous contrasts.
Dracula is a story about vampires whiten by Bram Stoker it was publish in 1897 by Constable and Co, The novels become very popular it was one of the best sell novels at the time. The novel takes place in Dracula’s castle located in the city of Transylvania. The story talks about different characters this characters get the reader’s attention with their interesting stories. The book shows how people have a fear for Dracula even when some people have never seen him before. The story will show the reader that even when a person has a fear for something the person can overcome the powerful fear.
To date, the closest adaptation of the original novel is Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The basic overview of the story has the departure of Jonathan Harker from his fiancée Mina Murray in London, visiting Transylvania where he has an encounter with the evil Dracula. In England we are introduced to the characters of Lucy, a socialite, and her three suitors. Through terror Jonathan escapes back home, while Dracula arrives in London where he attacks Lucy, Mina’s friend, and Mina herself. Dr. Van Helsing arrives as help with the unknown, and in the end a climatic battle in the Transylvanian Castle Dracula takes place. Dracula is an epistolary novel that consists of journal entries, letters, telegram, phonographic recordings of Dr. Seward, and excerpts from newspaper articles, meaning it was written from a number of perspectives. The film has done its best to this and is witnessed through a variety of viewpoints.
In act 2 scene 6 and act 3 scene 6 of the play ‘Dracula’, the
Dracula, by Bram Stoker, is a classic tale of Gothicism. Traditionally, gothic tales only carried single theme of horror. Through Dracula, Stoker breaks this single theme barrier. The theme throughout Dracula is clearly displayed through the characters as they step from ignorance to realization in this tale of horror.