The s Manifestation Of Evil By Bram Stoker - 2006 Words

Throughout the world, humans in various cultures have shared well-known myths and legends that are passed down from generations. These oral folklores are often quite entertaining, but they also recount a history of origin or culture. For example, some of these story-like legends can be linked to actual mysterious events that have taken place in a specific time period or a certain place and therefore can be quite realistic. Dracula, a well-known â€Å"real-life legend†, is preferably one of the more dark and gothic novels in literature that primarily focuses its attention on the fears and horrors of the audience. Bram Stoker’s manifestation of evil was written in the Victorian era and is full of latent content about the roles of men and women in†¦show more content†¦Dracula may be blood-curdling but he is not that frightening, to say the least. Just as Jonathan Harker (a lawyer) entered the barren castle in the outskirts of Transylvania, a strange but unique loo king man answered the door, and here are Harker’s thoughts: â€Å"Within stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere† (Stoker 20). As one can see, Stoker really is trying to emphasize his notion of vampire qualities. Once again, Jonathan recollects his thoughts saying: His face was a strong – a very strong – aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temple but profusely elsewhere. His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose, and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion. The mouth, so far as I could see under the heavy moustache, was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips, whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years. For the rest, his ears were pale and at the tops were extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin. The general effect was one of extraordinary pallor. (22-23) After reading this, going back to what one would visualize when someone says the word â€Å"vampire†, this man is