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What do Luckhurst and Waters say about Dracula?
Luckhurst and Waters agree that Dracula is “a condensation and cauldron of the anxieties (of the late Victorian era)” and that it is “an exercise in masculine anxiety and national paranoia”
What do Bristow and Ashley say about Stoker’s racism affecting Dracula?
Due to what Bristow would refer to as Stoker’s racism that was “common amongst his contemporaries”, Dracula serves as what Ashley would consider Invasion Literature, fearing the presence of “the creeping foreign other”
What do Senf and Chez say aboutfrommale vampires?
Senf and Chez agree that Stoker “chooses the female vampire as a shocking metaphor for the new liberated woman” that “patriarchy seeks to destroy”
What do Davison, Hughes and Philips say about vampires in Dracula?
Davison and Hughes agree that in Dracula vampires are “a social polluter who threatens to infect the British nation” that represent “the wandering Jew”, yet Philips claims that the biggest threat is their ability “of mingling with the crowd in the modern city”.
What do Seed and Gates say about the characters within Dracula?
Seed and Gates agree that “all of the protagonists except Mina are superficial and easy to grasp” and have “the depth of character of cardboard figures”
How do Atwood and Winterson praise Carter?
Atwood and Wintersom agree that Carter’s intention was “to overturn” and “to lift women out of the many myths that they’d been placed in”
How do Duncker and Kappeler denounce Carter?
Duncker and Kappeler denounce Carter by saying that she “merely profits from the existing patriarchal structure rather than altering it” since “she could never imagine Cinderella in bed with Fairy god mother”
How do Duncker and Dworkin describe fairytales?
Duncker and Dworkin would describe fairytales as “educational propaganda for children” that is the “primary information of the culture”
