Themes of Religion and Supernatural in Dracula by Jean-Jacques BONNISSEAU https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x By Maxime, Samy, and JJ en-us 2023-05-16 13:23:58 UTC 2023-05-18 02:30:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/271d.png “Dracula is in large part a Christian allegory” jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593159640 2023-05-16 14:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593159640 Quizlet about the supernatural in Dracula jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593212427 https://quizlet.com/213346055/the-supernatural-in-dracula-context-quotations-criticism-flash-cards/ ]]> 2023-05-16 14:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593212427 Religious artifacts jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593213853 Power of religious artifacts.

Characters throughout the novel use crucifixes, Communion wafer and other religious artifacts to protect themselves against Dracula’s supernatural powers. These items represent the power of Christian faith to overcome evil.]]> 2023-05-16 14:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593213853 The role of religion in morality jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593228144 The novel explores the role of religion in shaping morality. For example, the protagonists believe that it is their duty as Christians to defeat Dracula, who represents a force of moral decay and corruption.]]> 2023-05-16 14:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593228144 Faith jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593228573 Faith is also important in the novel because the characters often rely on their faith to motivate them through difficult times. For example, when Lucy is ill, every character tries to do their best to help her recover.

]]> 2023-05-16 14:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593228573 Supernatural powers jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593230619 He can defy gravity to a certain extent and possesses superhuman agility. He can travel onto unhallowed ground, such as the graves of suicides and those of his victims. He has powerful hypnotic, telepathic and illusionary abilities.]]> 2023-05-16 14:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2593230619 Theme of Supernatural jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594260625 The supernatural genre highlights supernatural creatures or happenings within the real world. Moreover, supernatural fiction also tends to focus on suspense and mystery.]]> 2023-05-17 06:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594260625 Supernatural characters jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594271686 - Count Dracula
- Van Helsing
-Dracula's three brides]]> 2023-05-17 06:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594271686 Strange setting jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594272801 Transylvania represents the exotic and the strange. For Stoker, it is important Vampirism is not native to England but is instead imported from somewhere far away. The little-known customs and lands of Transylvania are perfect for Stoker.

https://bookanalysis.com/bram-stoker/dracula/themes-analysis/ ]]> 2023-05-17 06:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594272801 Damnation maximeguyot https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594273628 The fear of damnation is a crucial theme in the novel because Dracula is portrayed as a creature who is damned by his own evil deeds, and the characters believe that they are fighting against the Count to prevent themselves and others from suffering a similar fate as the vampire.

]]> 2023-05-17 06:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594273628 Role of God maximeguyot https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594275112 God is presented as the characters’ protector. Oftentimes when the group of friends are in distress or in a dire situation, they seek the help of God and his protection. Not only that but the sisters in Romania also present Christianity as a cherishable and vital savior for its followers.

]]> 2023-05-17 06:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594275112 samygautron https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594279075 "At least God’s mercy is better than that of these monsters, and the precipice is steep and high. At its foot a man may sleep – as a man. Good-bye, all! Mina!"
(Chapter 4)

Jonathan writes about his imprisonment in Dracula's castle. The "monsters" he refers to are Dracula and the three vampire women. He decides to jump off the castle's precipice since he prefers being in God's mercy in the afterlife. This shows that God acts as a sort of savior and benefactor for the people who suffer during their life.]]> 2023-05-17 06:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594279075 Religious devotion maximeguyot https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594281817 The vampire’s spreading virus can be seen as a symbol of conversion of Christians, making them reverse sides and serve the evil. For example, Renfield submits to Dracula’s authority and calls him master. It can be said that Dracula’s victims (such as Lucy) weren’t devout christians thus underlining the importance of religious devotion to avoid becoming corrupted by evil and becoming monstrous.

]]> 2023-05-17 06:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594281817 Making the unreal real (quote chapter 9) jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594282673 Stoker makes the description of the ‘supernatural’ possession of Lucy appear factual.

" Telegram, Seward, London, to Van Helsing, Amsterdam

‘5 September. – Patient greatly improved. Good appetite; 
sleeps naturally; good spirits; colour coming back.’ "

The use of proper nouns and incomplete sentences and the use of medical lexis makes the telegram realistic. 
]]> 2023-05-17 06:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594282673 samygautron https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594283655 "The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of."
(Chapter 4)

At this point in the novel, Jonathan fears the Count and recognises his evil and satanic traits. In this quote he compares Dracula's smile with Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus assimilating him with the antichrist.


]]> 2023-05-17 06:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594283655 samygautron https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594294202 "It is the eve of St. George’s Day. Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway?"
(Chapter 1)

As Jonathan Harker leaves his hotel to go to Castle Dracula, the hotel owner’s wife warns him against visiting the Count on that particular day. In Christian legend good triumphs over evil on that day, but according to Transylvanian superstition on this night evil may prevail over good. Her warning is foreshadowing of the horrifying events to come.








]]> 2023-05-17 06:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2594294202 An allegory... jj_bonnisseau https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2595556237 While Dracula is undoubtedly a menacing and dangerous figure, his origin also makes him threatening to the other characters. Dracula is portrayed differently from his English, American, and Dutch enemies -> “Our ways are not your ways and there shall be to you many strange things.”  (chapter 2)
The fear of Dracula as a type of foreign invasion also explains why the men are so determined later in the novel to drive Dracula back to Transylvania. Dracula poses the threat of literally contaminating local bloodlines with a foreign influence, and this threat reveals a fear of outsiders gaining power and using it for evil means. The supernatural genre amplifies and underlines the threat of foreign domination.]]> 2023-05-18 02:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jj_bonnisseau/c0l53amgfbcu34x/wish/2595556237