Themes (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Dracula's narrative structure (3 forms)
Dracula's narrative structure (3 forms)
Journal entries, letters, newspaper articles
Jonathan Harker's initial destination
Jonathan Harker's initial destination
Transylvania
Storytelling's therapeutic role in Dracula
Storytelling's therapeutic role in Dracula
Processing trauma & making sense of experiences
What Dracula represents regarding death
What Dracula represents regarding death
Immortality that defies natural death
Lucy Westenra's transformation
Lucy Westenra's transformation
Becomes a vampire
Mina's connection to Dracula
Mina's connection to Dracula
Psychic connection facilitated by hypnotism
Van Helsing's profession/role
Van Helsing's profession/role
Scientist & vampire hunter
Blood symbolism in Dracula (2 aspects)
Blood symbolism in Dracula (2 aspects)
Purity and contamination
How Dracula is killed (2 methods)
How Dracula is killed (2 methods)
Stake through heart & beheading
Key quote about blood
Key quote about blood
The blood is the life!
Mina Harker represents what type of woman?
Mina Harker represents what type of woman?
The 'New Woman' of the era
Dracula embodies what social power?
Dracula embodies what social power?
Patriarchal dominance
Ship that brings Dracula to England
Ship that brings Dracula to England
The Demeter
Theme emphasised by vampire-hunting group
Theme emphasised by vampire-hunting group
Power of collective action/unity