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Dracula as a dark Christ
Title: Dracula as a dark Christ
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 862 | Pages: 3.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Dracula as a dark Christ
Dracula as a dark Christ
Throughout Bram Stoker=s novel Dracula, we see the count as an evil representation of Jesus Christ. This is the result of the Catholic religion=s role in the society in which Stoker lived. There are a number of occurances of this theme as well as ways that the theme is presented. One way is the use of the number three, a well known symbol of the Catholic religion=s …showed first 75 words of 862 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 862 total…life, but they must follow in Dracula=s ways of feeding off of other living things= blood.
It is a very well founded statement that the character of Dracula is a parallel (if not a parody) of the Christ Jesus. It is shown in the appearances of the number three which usually represents Jesus= power, in the use of Renfield as his herald and in the actions of his followers and his control over them.
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