... using techniques such as symbolism, personification and imagery to create a dreadful atmosphere. The ruined abbeys and the decrepit castles are symbols for the collapse of religion and aristocracy, being destroyed by scientific advances, a common theme in the time the book was written. The main setting in the novel ... adds to the already dreadful atmosphere created by the novel. Another key property which makes Dracula a Gothic novel is the supernatural elements that it contains. These elements are fundamental to the Gothic novel, even if they are explained in more scientific ways later...

• Word Count: 798
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Slayer appropriates the gothic genre as it maintains the characteristics of the genre whilst also makes constant referrals and allusions to various elements of the genre. It particularly uses elements of Bran Stoker's Dracula, though other texts in the show can be identified, such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Buffy deals with the common thematic preoccupations of the gothic genre and particularly explores themes such as Christianity ... , both oblique and explicit. This is significant in recognising the gothic genre in the show as Bran Stoker's novel is one of the more significant pie...

• Word Count: 1236
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to literature: good versus evil. The beliefs of Harker and his allies are firmly rooted in Christianity, whereas Dracula haunts them and hopes to bring them over to the dark side. Although the battle between good and evil is prominent throughout the text, chapter 21 provides a stellar example of the ... conflict. When Van Helsing and Seward confront Dracula in the Harker's bedroom, there are many elements that reveal the theme of good versus evil, most often with Biblical references. Early in the chapter, Stoker goes ... , and many more and greater, through countless ages, if you will f...

• Word Count: 497
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School