“The Need For Entertainment At The Woman’s Expense”

Part I of Essay
After watching Francis Ford Copolla’s movie rendition of the story Dracula which was originally written by Bram Stoker, I noticed he made a lot of changes to fit the preferences of today’s society. One such change that I noticed was the elaboration of certain scenes that ....

Part II of Essay
.... an elaboration was used was when Dracula lured Lucy Westenra from her house at night. In the novel, Lucy is known to be a frequent sleepwalker who at night is needed to be watched by her friend and Jonathan’s wife to be, Mina. The novel describes this particular scene through Mina’s journal. It begins with Lucy sleepwalking and Mina eventually tracking her down only to see a tall slender being hovering over Lucy as if almost kissing her. However, in the movie Lucy is portrayed as a very flirtatious women who is very vulnerable to men ....