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Essay / Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dracula by Bram StokerEvil appears in both "Dracula" and "Frankenstein", but the personification of this evil is different in the two novels. A sense of menace and doom permeates “Dracula” due to his supernatural powers. We sense that he controls evil and has the power to manipulate the environment and people for his own purposes. “Frankenstein” focuses on the creation of a monster made from corpse parts and the fear created by the monster due to circumstances and society's ignorance. Additionally, there is some apprehension that the monster will be abandoned by its creator and lose control without his support and guidance. The novels were written in the 19th century, "Frankenstein" was first published in 1818 and "Dracula" was first published. in 1897. During this century there was a fanaticism for gothic horror stories and these novels reflect that. In the last century, a wide audience would have enjoyed these novels, although they are not great literary achievements, people of that era loved reading these types of stories, filled with horror, suspense and intrigue . The very idea that such an evil and frightening creature could exist shocked and aroused the curiosity of many people at that time. The society of the last century was extremely corrupt and immoral, as reflected in the novel "Frankenstein", in which an innocent creature is rejected by society due to its abnormal and somewhat shocking appearance. Nowadays, people are still drawn to fear, they have a curiosity for the supernatural, the evil and the scary. Although modern society is supposed to be politically correct, we are still an immoral society and many of us would treat a creature like Frankenstein's creation or a vampire like Dracula as a monster. In this way, novels always have social significance. The atmosphere of each novel plays an important role in setting the stage for the development of the horror that follows. The atmosphere of each novel is different; the horror in each novel is different. The fact that Frankenstein's monster kills out of vengeance and anger is a form of evil, but one can understand and to some extent sympathize with his inability to reason right and wrong. Many examples of this inability are shown, for example, the creature strangles Frankenstein's innocent younger brother because he cannot stand under... middle of paper ... although his fall occurs because it has limits, such as: “its power ceases, like that of all bad things, at the arrival of day. my crucifix…” These reassure that there is a way to destroy Dracula. “Frankenstein” didn't scare me at all, I just found it to be a very tragic story demonstrating both the corruption of an innocent being by an immoral society and the dangers of playing God with science . Frankenstein was responsible for the creature and as soon as it showed signs of life, instead of abandoning it out of fear and embarrassment because of the creature's ugliness, he should have taught the creature right from wrong and 'accept as a person, not as a person. a monster. Any brutality in “Frankenstein” was due to Victor Frankenstein himself and not his monster. “Dracula” is a novel that probes deeply into people’s superstitions, fears and beliefs in the supernatural. The creature Dracula is an evil being who doesn't care about others, he kills for his own ends and cannot be stopped, and that's what makes "Dracula" truly scary..