Connections, Themes, Contexts, and Critical Interpretations (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Stoker's use of Gothic conventions
Stoker's use of Gothic conventions
Reinforces Victorian values
Forbidden chambers' function
Forbidden chambers' function
External form of internal psychological states
Mina's quote on blood (Ch. 21)
Mina's quote on blood (Ch. 21)
Blood is too precious a thing
Lucy as vampire description
Lucy as vampire description
Bloated child
Crew of Light self-description
Crew of Light self-description
Ministers of God's own wish
Lucy's polyandrous question (Ch. 5)
Lucy's polyandrous question (Ch. 5)
Why can't a girl marry three men?
Mina's survival-enabling trait
Mina's survival-enabling trait
Angel in the house
Bloody Chamber publication year & context
Bloody Chamber publication year & context
1979, second-wave feminism
Punter on Carter vs Stoker
Punter on Carter vs Stoker
Radicalizes what Stoker pathologizes
Mother's weapon (Bloody Chamber)
Mother's weapon (Bloody Chamber)
Rifle (replaces Van Helsing's stake)