Analysis Of The Novel ' Black Blood '

(The author and his/her times) Abraham Stoker was born in Clontarf, Dublin, Republic of Ireland on November 8, 1847. He was one of seven children and very sickly. At the age of 65, Stoker died on April 20, 1912, in London, England for reasons that are still unclear. One theory is that he died of syphilis; another suggests that he, most likely, died of a stroke. As a child Stoker was confined to his bed due to sickness, as a way to console him, his mother would tell him Irish folklore. Many of these stories consisted of supernatural characters, such as vampires. From these stories it is said that Stoker added more upon the vampires in the stories he was told and used them as inspiration for his novel Dracula. There are several theories behind what really influenced Stoker, a common one is that his influence derived from Prince of Wallachia, Vlad III or better known as Vlad the Impaler. However, his nephew, Irving Stoker, claims that his uncle was inspired after he seen Count Dracula in a nightmare after eating too much dressed crab. Stoker is said to have added more upon the vampire characters that already existed during his time.

The texts, “Their Blood is Strong” and “America’s poisoned children need a hashtag,” share a common theme: children. More specifically, these children are being treated unfairly. Both texts explain the oppression of these children and the failure to fix the system.

Within the pages of In Cold Blood, Truman Capote examines the two men involved in the murder of the Clutter family in somewhat different ways. Perry and Dick are compared in their narratives throughout the novel revealing that they have contrasting personalities. Capote provides a lengthy history of Perry’s past and, in contrast, very little than he does with Dick. He may do this in order to show the audience that there are dramatic differences between a vulnerable Perry and the cynical, cruel Dick. However, in one particular passage Capote exposes the two characters by expressing their points of views to the reader. Continuously switching the points of views of these two men could be chaotic, but Capote’s smooth writing allows him to do so effectively while allowing the readers to gain compelling insights. Capote succeeds in deliberately using juxtaposition which ultimately highlights the differences in Perry and Dick’s thoughts, feelings and views.

In Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain explores the depths of racism and relationships and how one affects the other. The narrator of the novel, Huck, and his unlikely companion, a runaway slave named Jim, flee from their problems as they traverse the Mississippi river. Along this journey, Huck and Jim share experiences with one another that begin to open Huck’s eyes to the reality of the world around him. Twain illustrates the relationship between a young white boy living in the racist south and a grown african american man to assert the influence experience and nature can have on humans living in a broken society; ultimately identifying the blatant hypocrisy in the society and the affect it has on its people.

Half-Blood by Jennifer Armentrout is a young adult romance book based around modern mythology and greek gods. The book takes place mostly in a large grounds place called the Covenant, where Pures (Children of Demi-Gods) and Half-Bloods (Children of Pures and Humans) live in twisted harmony. Alexandria “Alex” Andros and Aiden St. Delphi are our main characters that are dangerous star crossed lovers. But, they can’t be together. Why you ask? Because our beloved Alex is a Half-Blood and Aiden is a Pure.

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Joe’s character begins to be defined in passage three where the sentence states, “He seemed to fill up the whole room”. That sentence alone is so broad in context that it could infer many different things in a literal or figurative sense. Later in the story you can tell that the context is more literal as his personality shows to be gravitational and personable.

When reading “Black box” The reader becomes part of the story by becoming the main charter. The author places you in the story by writing in second person. Mrs. Egan writes her story in short segments called “Tweetables”. By using this unorthodox method of writing you begin to feel like the story is your life.

Dracula is a well-known Gothic classic. Its representation in film and play adaptations made Dracula famous worldwide. Stoker wrote Dracula to challenge the views of the late 19th century era. Sexuality and its references were seen as taboo in The Victorian Era. Stoker’s background including childhood sickness, college athletic career, and interests in the supernatural found in the various folklore along with influence from his mentor Walt Whitman and the Enlightenment Era lead to strong characteristics in main protagonists such as Van Helsing. While his contrasting views on sexuality by describing it in a violent manner and emphasizing the desiring and lustful feelings of humanity.

“Belief is nearly the whole of the universe, whether based on truth of not.” by Kurt Vonnegut. People live day by day on what they believe whether it is their morals or values, and what people say. We choose to believe what we want to like in all of the Bluebeard variances. Bluebeard is a not as well known fairy tales that tell you the grim consequences of disobedience and curiosity that women deal with during marriage. Although, marriages have many secrets, every wife and husband deserves the truth when it comes to dishonestly, disloyalty, and sometimes murder.

I would like to start out by reading you something that was written the year I graduated high school by the late Doctor Carl Sagan. This is a passage from his book, Pale Blue Dot. It was inspired by a series of photographs he had requested NASA take using the Voyager 1 spacecraft. It was the first ever portrait of our solar system capturing Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Earth. The images were the last photos take by Voyager.

Although Dracula was not the first vampire novel, the effect that Bram Stoker’s creation had on the vampire genre is undisputable. At the time, it was written intellectual revelations during the 19th century had begun to change what people fear. Archaic legends like vampire stories no longer inspired terror in industrializing areas like Britain. What made Dracula widely successful was the incorporation of modern themes and anxieties with the renowned archetype of the vampire. By analyzing what makes Dracula a formidable monster, its becomes apparent what people feared during that time it was written. This is true for modern adaptations of Dracula and the vampire monster as well. Movies like Priest (2011) and the television show, The Strain (2014) both have unique twists that play off modern anxieties. What makes Dracula appealing to me lies in his personality, or lack thereof. After hundreds of years of being a vampire, Dracula has lost his humanity. He manipulates, charms, and uses brutal force to live. However, Mina once infected, fights passionately to keep her humanity. When reading Dracula, I often wondered how I would react if infected, to desperately cling to humanity, or plunge into the darkness?

Bram Stoker 's Dracula is highly acclaimed and has received many different interpretations which deal with complex symbolisms and metaphors. These interpretations often require a great deal of knowledge in psychology, political science, anthropology, and other non-literary disciplines. These interpretations may be valid, as they are related to the disciplines on which their arguments are based, but the true power of the novel is due to a very simple theme that lies beneath the other, more convoluted interpretations. This theme is the universal concept of identity: us versus them. This criticism sets aside outside disciplines and focuses on the literary motif of identity. John Allen Stevenson gives an in-depth criticism of this work based

Following her usual route to Grandmother’s house she kept a constant vigil, as the woods had become more treacherous over the years. The local trappers and lumberjacks told tales of shadows moving independently and the trees showing a more menacing visage, so far their stories were proving accurate. Red even noted that the woods seemed denser than before, the tree branches creating a canopy that completely blocked out the afternoon sun, making it seem as if even the sun offered no sanctuary in these woods. In any case, Red was not too bothered by it, her lycanthropy serving as a boon, gifting her the ability to see fairly well in the absolute darkness.

In the novel The Bluest Eye, the author created different sections that tell a story and connect with the chapters. In these sections are four different seasons, autumn, winter, spring and summer. These four seasons represent different events in the book and are symbolic to what the novel entails. The novel is set up with very good structure and the story flows along with the various interpretations of each different season. Having these different seasons and sections in the novel sets it apart from other books because of its uniqueness. Although the seasons in the book are in order the events and characters are very unnatural and do not follow along a straight or ordinary path. The author almost reverses what is expected in each season because instead of following with the ideas that relate to each season, she instead shows how opposite and uncanny each event that takes place is.