Dracula – Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Narrative structure Dracula uses
Narrative structure Dracula uses
Epistolary novel (letters, journals, diaries, newspapers)
Mina's role organizing narrative
Mina's role organizing narrative
Unofficial editor who types up & collates everyone's accounts
State vampires exist in
State vampires exist in
Undead - liminal state between living & dead
Blood symbolism in Dracula
Blood symbolism in Dracula
Life force, purity, contamination, identity & racial anxieties
Dracula's declaration about blood
Dracula's declaration about blood
'The blood is the life!' - essence of existence
New Woman in Victorian England
New Woman in Victorian England
Women seeking education, independence & equality
Lucy's vampire transformation represents
Lucy's vampire transformation represents
Victorian fears of female sexuality & loss of purity
Isolation vs community theme
Isolation vs community theme
Collective action defeats evil; isolation makes vulnerable
Van Helsing quote on group strength
Van Helsing quote on group strength
'We are strong, each in our purpose, & all more strong together'
Writing's function for traumatised characters
Writing's function for traumatised characters
Therapeutic - helps process experiences & cope with horrors