Nesfaratu
09-26-2005, 01:27 AM
Much has been considered over the past 100 years since the writing of Dracula, and it is into which context we read the book that we accept the characters. The suggestion as to the book being hard to read is subjective only to the language that we have lost so much of in our current society of abreviations and shortening of language to create a speedy delivery, with yet less effective results.
Studies have found that Stoker may have know little of Vlad III of Wallachia, but may have based his character on the legends about Erzsébet Báthory. Her blood thirsty vengence was wrought on only females and not males. Contrary to Vlad III his disipline was based on order and security by imposing death to crimals by extreme measures. This kept order and crime to a minimal. The later, Báthory, murdered without much more explanation other than possible the youth of young women made her feel old and she would remove that same beauty that made her possibly feel mortal. By removing the beautity from around her, made her, immortal. She would use the blood of her victims as bath for her skin, etc.
Lucy, being 19 years of age and Mina of the same, fell victim by simulare strengths in their characterization of beauty and intelligence. Both of which Báthory detested above all.
The book and the many movies that portay the individual should not be confused. Dracula nocturnal, and can move around during the daylight hours. He powers of influence, hypnosis are minimized. Much like how we move around at night, but awaken during the day.
The book is to analyse and open the mind to ideas, of the time of age, to ideas not constrained by regulated beliefs. As Van Helsing would say, to believe the unbelievable. Things of nature that perform acts that we do not question, and only accept as is. To open our minds to new possibilities and maybe accept the unaccetable with open minds. A psychological ideals that are intoduced by Renfield, and how they reflect on the main characters, and The Count himself.
Studies have found that Stoker may have know little of Vlad III of Wallachia, but may have based his character on the legends about Erzsébet Báthory. Her blood thirsty vengence was wrought on only females and not males. Contrary to Vlad III his disipline was based on order and security by imposing death to crimals by extreme measures. This kept order and crime to a minimal. The later, Báthory, murdered without much more explanation other than possible the youth of young women made her feel old and she would remove that same beauty that made her possibly feel mortal. By removing the beautity from around her, made her, immortal. She would use the blood of her victims as bath for her skin, etc.
Lucy, being 19 years of age and Mina of the same, fell victim by simulare strengths in their characterization of beauty and intelligence. Both of which Báthory detested above all.
The book and the many movies that portay the individual should not be confused. Dracula nocturnal, and can move around during the daylight hours. He powers of influence, hypnosis are minimized. Much like how we move around at night, but awaken during the day.
The book is to analyse and open the mind to ideas, of the time of age, to ideas not constrained by regulated beliefs. As Van Helsing would say, to believe the unbelievable. Things of nature that perform acts that we do not question, and only accept as is. To open our minds to new possibilities and maybe accept the unaccetable with open minds. A psychological ideals that are intoduced by Renfield, and how they reflect on the main characters, and The Count himself.