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Dracula (Signet Classics (Paperback))
by Authors:
Bram Stoker
Mass Market Paperback
Average Customer Rating:
Read the Novel That Started the Legend
Bram Stoker's novel created the legend of Dracula, which has seeped into our culture. And although we are all familiar with the legend of Dracula, Stoker's novel still creates an air of suspense and wonderment. "Dracula" is worth a read, even if you think you already know everything there is to know about this legend.
Stoker uses vivid imagery and illustrious descriptions to give a gloomy, Gothic feel for his novel. Even London is cast in a mysterious, eerie shadow, as most of the action occurs in modern-day (1890s) England and not in Transylvania. It is Stoker's artful play with words that brings to life this legend ever so vividly.
Stoker's "Dracula" is a complex figure. He is not just a fiend who will attack and suck any man's blood at will. Indeed, Dracula has a far more disturbing and foreboding goal - to corrupt the virtuous women of society and turn them into voluptuous, promiscuous she-devils. For if he can control the girls, then he can control the men who love them. This idea of corrupting the virtuous and pure women of society is a recurring theme. Indeed, for the Victorian audience, this would have been a shockingly wicked idea.
However, if there is one complaint about the novel it would be the melodramatic depiction of women as fragile and weak creatures who must be shielded from all things unpleasant, as this point is driven home relentlessly. Now when I read a book I always take into consideration the era and the context of the novel. But even for a Victorian novel, I believe this portrayal is over the top. The women in "Dracula" are self-abasing, helpless creatures and rather two-dimensional. For example, Lucy and her mother are kept ignorant of the other's fate, for fear that if they should know the truth, the mere shock of it shall cause instant death. I do, however, understand that in portraying the women as innocent and pure, they represent the antithesis of the evil, voluptuous vampires they are in battle against.
Overall, Stoker delivers a suspenseful, chilling story of the battle of good versus evil. Do yourself a favor and read the novel that created the Dracula legend.
Dracula the Legend
Based on the book Dracula by Bram Stoker
444 pages approximate cost 6 to 10 dollars
The first time I attempted to read this book was when I was twelve and all I could say is that I was very confused. I re-read it again a few years later and was finally able to comprehend the plot and its characters. Though it took me twice to be able to appreciate Bram Stoker's work, I have to say it was worth it. The story is told through by different diary and journal entries, newspaper articles, and other notes. What was intriguing was that not once did Dracula show up. He was only mentioned as something mysterious that happened earlier on that day or previous day (i should say night). But this dark tale is a definite must!
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