QUOTE:
"Some of the Slovaks tell us that a big boat passed them, going at more than usual speed as she had a double crew on board." (Jonathan Harker's Journal pg. 379)
This quote is important because it is saying that Dracula could be making the boat go faster with some of his powers.
the main point of what we read was about them following Dracula down river and those that they encountered on the way. they devised a plan to sail with a Romanian flag because people thought they were govt officials so people let them on the boat freely to inspect whatever they wanted and ask questions it didn't work they didn't find him and couldn't locate his exact whereabouts but they got a lot of info.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
December 2, 2008
Pages 259 - 272
Vocab
Miasma: unplesant or unwholesome air
"There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air." (Jonathan Harker's Journal pg. 265)
What is Renfield doing in the insane asylum? What are his motivations? We already know that Arthur, Quincy, John, Jonathan, and Van Helsing are looking for Dracula so they can kill him, but why is Renfield trying to do the same thing? Maybe he's trying to save all their lives, or trying to help his "master" fulfill his plans with England. Perhaps Renfield has some sort of secret deal with Dracula. It could be that if he helps this demon vampire, Dracula will change Renfield into a complete vampire. That could be the most dangerous thing that could happen in the book.
The men are on a search for the dreadful Dracula. They made there way to his new castle that rests in England. They've made there way through one part and had to use some skeleton keys to unlock certain doors. In one of the rooms they found some of the boxes that came from the Count's castle in Tranyslvania, but there were only twenty-nine there from the original fifty that should've been sent there. In almost all the rooms of the house are rats. At first there were just a few and then thousands appeared. Maybe the rats are Dracula, since we found out he can take the shape of some animals yesterday.
What about Mina? All these guys are going out searching for Dracula, and yet Mina stays in the house alone. What if when all the men are gone Dracula comes and takes her or even bites her? If Jonathan realizes this what can he do about it? There doesn't seem to be any safe place in all of England. Is there anywhere she can go to stay out of harms way? Does such a place even exist? She seems to be very concerned about what Jonathan and the others are doing. Mina seems to be blaming herself for what happened to Lucy.
Vocab
Miasma: unplesant or unwholesome air
"There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air." (Jonathan Harker's Journal pg. 265)
What is Renfield doing in the insane asylum? What are his motivations? We already know that Arthur, Quincy, John, Jonathan, and Van Helsing are looking for Dracula so they can kill him, but why is Renfield trying to do the same thing? Maybe he's trying to save all their lives, or trying to help his "master" fulfill his plans with England. Perhaps Renfield has some sort of secret deal with Dracula. It could be that if he helps this demon vampire, Dracula will change Renfield into a complete vampire. That could be the most dangerous thing that could happen in the book.
The men are on a search for the dreadful Dracula. They made there way to his new castle that rests in England. They've made there way through one part and had to use some skeleton keys to unlock certain doors. In one of the rooms they found some of the boxes that came from the Count's castle in Tranyslvania, but there were only twenty-nine there from the original fifty that should've been sent there. In almost all the rooms of the house are rats. At first there were just a few and then thousands appeared. Maybe the rats are Dracula, since we found out he can take the shape of some animals yesterday.
What about Mina? All these guys are going out searching for Dracula, and yet Mina stays in the house alone. What if when all the men are gone Dracula comes and takes her or even bites her? If Jonathan realizes this what can he do about it? There doesn't seem to be any safe place in all of England. Is there anywhere she can go to stay out of harms way? Does such a place even exist? She seems to be very concerned about what Jonathan and the others are doing. Mina seems to be blaming herself for what happened to Lucy.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
November 4, 2008
Dracula: Pages 66-75
Vocab
Expostulate: to make a friendly protest, to reason or argue with a person
"He has at present such a quality that I have had myself to expostulate." (Seward pg. 72)
Chapter 6 - Mina Murray's Journal
Mina met an elder gentleman, who says he's about 100 years old. They are speaking to each other in a graveyard. We're not sure exactly why he's there. Our guesses are that he's visiting his friends grave or he might be the grave keeper. He talks with a weird accent. What I'm wondering is why is Mina in the graveyard in the first place? The core of what the old man is saying is that all the tombstones are lying. Nobody can be 100% perfect, and that only the good things are written on tombstones. He also stated that all the people buried in the graves are going to be judged on the Day of Judgement. This whole conversation taking place in the graveyard is reminding everyone of Hamlet. Being in the graveyard and the fact that someone has commited suicide to piss of his mother. Even though nobody knows the truth because suicide is still a sin during this time. What's the connection between the graveyard scene and Dracula? Mina also hasn't heard from Jonathan in over a month and that's freaking her out. It's the first of August when all this happens. When Mina gets home there is still no news from Jonathan.
Dr. Sewards Diary
Dr. Seward goes to visit Renfield, and notices that he's raising flies. A few days pass and Dr. Seward tells him that he needs to get rid of all the flies in the room. As the days go on the flies bring in spiders, and the spiders brought in sparrows, and then he asked for a kitten. (Oh yeah... On one of these days he ate a fly in front of Dr. Seward.) Later in July Sewards goes to visit Renfield early one morning and noticed all the sparrows were gone, and that there were feathers on the ground and a drop of blood on his pillow. Seward is starting to realize that Renfield is only eating the lives of animals.
Food Chain in Renfield's Room
Fly->Spider->Sparrow->(He wanted a cat to eat the sparrow)->Renfield
Renfield has been labeled as a zoophagus, meaning the absorption of lives. This name was given to him by Dr. Seward.
Vocab
Expostulate: to make a friendly protest, to reason or argue with a person
"He has at present such a quality that I have had myself to expostulate." (Seward pg. 72)
Chapter 6 - Mina Murray's Journal
Mina met an elder gentleman, who says he's about 100 years old. They are speaking to each other in a graveyard. We're not sure exactly why he's there. Our guesses are that he's visiting his friends grave or he might be the grave keeper. He talks with a weird accent. What I'm wondering is why is Mina in the graveyard in the first place? The core of what the old man is saying is that all the tombstones are lying. Nobody can be 100% perfect, and that only the good things are written on tombstones. He also stated that all the people buried in the graves are going to be judged on the Day of Judgement. This whole conversation taking place in the graveyard is reminding everyone of Hamlet. Being in the graveyard and the fact that someone has commited suicide to piss of his mother. Even though nobody knows the truth because suicide is still a sin during this time. What's the connection between the graveyard scene and Dracula? Mina also hasn't heard from Jonathan in over a month and that's freaking her out. It's the first of August when all this happens. When Mina gets home there is still no news from Jonathan.
Dr. Sewards Diary
Dr. Seward goes to visit Renfield, and notices that he's raising flies. A few days pass and Dr. Seward tells him that he needs to get rid of all the flies in the room. As the days go on the flies bring in spiders, and the spiders brought in sparrows, and then he asked for a kitten. (Oh yeah... On one of these days he ate a fly in front of Dr. Seward.) Later in July Sewards goes to visit Renfield early one morning and noticed all the sparrows were gone, and that there were feathers on the ground and a drop of blood on his pillow. Seward is starting to realize that Renfield is only eating the lives of animals.
Food Chain in Renfield's Room
Fly->Spider->Sparrow->(He wanted a cat to eat the sparrow)->Renfield
Renfield has been labeled as a zoophagus, meaning the absorption of lives. This name was given to him by Dr. Seward.
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