Comparative Themes (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Dracula's narrative forms
Dracula's narrative forms
Journals, letters, newspaper clippings
Quote showing therapeutic role of writing (Dracula)
Quote showing therapeutic role of writing (Dracula)
'I must write until I am out of pain'
Opening line describing 124 in Beloved
Opening line describing 124 in Beloved
'124 was spiteful. Full of a baby's venom.'
Who Beloved represents
Who Beloved represents
Embodied memory of Sethe's deceased daughter
Blood symbolism in Dracula
Blood symbolism in Dracula
Life/power for vampire; purity and contamination
Meaning: 'The blood is the life!' (Dracula)
Meaning: 'The blood is the life!' (Dracula)
Vital and corrupting power of blood
Blood represents in Beloved
Blood represents in Beloved
Physical/emotional scars of slavery; familial bonds
What Mina Harker represents
What Mina Harker represents
The 'New Woman' of the Victorian era
Sethe's motive for infanticide
Sethe's motive for infanticide
To save child from slavery; act of love/protection
Van Helsing on collective strength
Van Helsing on collective strength
'We are all more strong together'