The novel has yet to show its horrific nature since the entire first chapter addressed introductory matters. The first chapter introduced the reader with the narrative point of view (first person), parts of the setting, and lastly, what occurred during the narrator's travels to the castle of Dracula (where he was, what he was doing, what was he thinking).
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Starting Dracula
As our group jumped into the genre of horror, the first book that we decided to read was Dracula, by Bram Stoker. The novel is formatted in the form of a diary in which, at times, there is a sense that the "fourth wall" is being broken. The entries are broken up by dates and the main idea, for the most part, is easily understood. However, just because the reader can infer what the narrator is trying say, that does not mean that the story is written in ones "everyday language". I personally find the arrangement of words or structure of the sentences quite strange. In other words, the way the story is spoken is not how one would expect it to be said in the 21st century.
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A good start, but on the short side (188 words). You can talk more about "introductory matters" in order to be more detailed, for example.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you'll want to look up "epistolary novel" and see how it applies, as the fourth wall is still intact in Dracula.