Chapter 6:
I still find it very odd that Mina isn't more distressed over Johnathan's lack of communication. Even with the considerable ammount of time it takes to pass information, a month is a long time to go without hearing from someone. Lucy's sleepwalking could be a sign of her being preyed upon by a vampire. Not all vampires merely drain a person in one go many of them take little bits over weeks or months at a time.
Chapter 7:
More than likely the boxes contain dirt from Romania. It is often said in legends that a vampire cannot live on anything but the "earth of his homeland" so whenever they move they have to take dirt from where they were born and either spread it around the perimeter of the house or keep it under the house (in the basement). The vampire who is responsible for the deaths of the crew members more than likely stowed away in one of the boxes of dirt.Also,the black dog that ran off of the ship is a sign that vampires were involved because black dogs are said to be a sign of evil, which most would say includes vampires.
Chapter 8:
After seeing the evidence in these chapters I definitely believe that Lucy is being preyed upon by a vampire. Maybe Dracula is planning on making her one of his brides. Dracula probably sent the news of Johnathan's admittence to the hospital so that if he died Mina would not come poking around for him and think that it was jsut a disease that he caught while in Romania.
chapter 9:
On the subject of Mina and Johnathan getting married while in Budapest, I wonder if a wedding ring would somehow repel a vampire. Wedding rings are supposed to represent a bond made by God, and therefore are signs of God, so I wonder if that fact would have any bearing on a vampire. Also, the obvious use of the name Van Helsing by Stoker, is well used, Van Helsing was a famous vampire hunter, or so the legends say however I believe he was Austrian and not Dutch.
Chapter 10:
Th idea of having someone keep watch over Lucy's bedside was a good one but, it might be wise to do so using multiple people because one person cannot stay up every night, its not possible. Also, this book has shown that vampires grow more powerful the more they feed, so garlic flowers may not be enough to repel a vampire of that level of strength.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Week 8/9
CHAPTER 1:
My first thought was that Jonathon Harker seemed like you're average guy, had a fiance, a good job, on his first real assignment, normal. The author doesn't waste any time in setting the mood of the book in describing the scene. Also the talk of the carriage driver on the way to the Borgo Pass including the fact that Harker can see through him and that the driver randomly picks up stones from the fires he checks, which would rattle any person, let alone one as truly normal as him.
CHAPTER 2:
Bram Stoker seems to truly embrace the Hollywood vampire, then again, we only really see him as the Hollywood vampire because that typical vampire is based on Bram Stoker's vision of the vampire. For example, the vampires incredible pale skin, but no mention of visible veins or blood, the lack of mirrors in his house, his pointed ears, etc. Also, I noticed that most vampires, with age, gain restraint in their hunger, however when Dracula saw Harker cut himself shaving, he had no restraint whatsoever, which when you think about it is really odd.
CHAPTER 3:
I think that Harker made a really bad decision by choosing to leave his crucifix in his room when it was clearly all that negated Dracula at their last encounter, also, if a man like Dracula tells you something about himself or tells you not to do something, ti would be wise to listen to him. I've also noticed that Bram Stoker is obviously a Catholic or has a strong Catholic bias. I say this because the crucifix averted Dracula, would a cross have done the same? the crucifix and other Catholic paraphernalia were said to avert evil, which I find odd.Also, I think that the three beautiful women were Dracula's brides, in many of the legends vampires would steal young beautiful women from nearby villages and turn them feed on them and keep them as "mates" of a sort, and Dracula specifically was always romoured to have three at any one time.
CHAPTER 4:
I wonder why Dracula would let gypsies within his castle if not as a food supply. I suppose that the legends of gypsies having magical abilities, and being able to communicate with spirits, I guess he might be using them for that purpose. Blood also seems to make Dracula younger and stronger, an effect mimicked in many other vampire legends, also like in other legends, wolves are often considered close companions of vampires, as are spiders, bats and snakes.
CHAPTER 5:
Mina slightly annoys me, you would think that the tone of his letter, even if Dracula decided to screen it, would have hinted at least at his distress. You can tell, just from certain phrases and the like, if someone is upset or afraid when they write something especially if you are engaged to the person and therefore, in theory, know them better than anyone else.
My first thought was that Jonathon Harker seemed like you're average guy, had a fiance, a good job, on his first real assignment, normal. The author doesn't waste any time in setting the mood of the book in describing the scene. Also the talk of the carriage driver on the way to the Borgo Pass including the fact that Harker can see through him and that the driver randomly picks up stones from the fires he checks, which would rattle any person, let alone one as truly normal as him.
CHAPTER 2:
Bram Stoker seems to truly embrace the Hollywood vampire, then again, we only really see him as the Hollywood vampire because that typical vampire is based on Bram Stoker's vision of the vampire. For example, the vampires incredible pale skin, but no mention of visible veins or blood, the lack of mirrors in his house, his pointed ears, etc. Also, I noticed that most vampires, with age, gain restraint in their hunger, however when Dracula saw Harker cut himself shaving, he had no restraint whatsoever, which when you think about it is really odd.
CHAPTER 3:
I think that Harker made a really bad decision by choosing to leave his crucifix in his room when it was clearly all that negated Dracula at their last encounter, also, if a man like Dracula tells you something about himself or tells you not to do something, ti would be wise to listen to him. I've also noticed that Bram Stoker is obviously a Catholic or has a strong Catholic bias. I say this because the crucifix averted Dracula, would a cross have done the same? the crucifix and other Catholic paraphernalia were said to avert evil, which I find odd.Also, I think that the three beautiful women were Dracula's brides, in many of the legends vampires would steal young beautiful women from nearby villages and turn them feed on them and keep them as "mates" of a sort, and Dracula specifically was always romoured to have three at any one time.
CHAPTER 4:
I wonder why Dracula would let gypsies within his castle if not as a food supply. I suppose that the legends of gypsies having magical abilities, and being able to communicate with spirits, I guess he might be using them for that purpose. Blood also seems to make Dracula younger and stronger, an effect mimicked in many other vampire legends, also like in other legends, wolves are often considered close companions of vampires, as are spiders, bats and snakes.
CHAPTER 5:
Mina slightly annoys me, you would think that the tone of his letter, even if Dracula decided to screen it, would have hinted at least at his distress. You can tell, just from certain phrases and the like, if someone is upset or afraid when they write something especially if you are engaged to the person and therefore, in theory, know them better than anyone else.
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