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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Intro}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Author:}} & Bram Stoker \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Published:}} & 1897 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Genre:}} & Gothic Horror Novel \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Setting:}} & Late 19th century Europe, primarily England \& Transylvania \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Narrative Style:}} & Epistolary format, composed of letters, diary entries, newspaper articles, and telegrams \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Historical and Literary Context}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Victorian Era:}} & Dracula was written during the height of the British Empire, a time of significant social, scientific, and technological change. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Anxieties of the Age:}} & {\bf{Fear of the Other:}} Represented by the foreign Count Dracula, echoing concerns over immigration and the influence of non-British cultures. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Gender Roles and Sexuality:}} The novel explores Victorian anxieties about female sexuality and the role of women, particularly through the characters of Mina and Lucy. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 8) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Science vs. Superstition:}} The tension between modern science (represented by characters like Dr. Seward and Van Helsing) and ancient, supernatural beliefs (embodied by Dracula). \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 8) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Gothic Tradition:}} & Dracula follows in the tradition of Gothic literature with its emphasis on the macabre, the supernatural, and the exploration of human fears and desires. \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 7) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Historical and Literary Context (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{*Influences:}} & Earlier Gothic novels like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764). \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Penny Dreadfuls:}} Cheap serial literature of the 19th century that often featured sensational and supernatural themes. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 6) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Vampire Lore:}} Dracula draws on European folklore, particularly from Eastern Europe, concerning vampires and other undead creatures. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Plot Summary}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Exposition:}} & {\bf{Jonathan Harker's Journey:}} The novel begins with Jonathan Harker, an English solicitor, traveling to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula with a real estate transaction in England. Harker's stay at Dracula's castle turns from business to a nightmare as he realizes he is a prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 13) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Rising Action:}} & {\bf{Dracula's Arrival in England:}} Dracula travels to England aboard the ship Demeter, causing a series of mysterious events, including the death of all the ship's crew. \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Lucy Westenra's Illness:}} Back in England, Lucy, a friend of Jonathan's fiancée Mina, becomes mysteriously ill, suffering from strange symptoms (anemia, lethargy). Despite various treatments, she worsens, and eventually dies, only to rise as a vampire. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Plot Summary (cont)}} \tn % Row 3 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Climax:}} & {\bf{The Death of Lucy:}} Lucy's transformation into a vampire is confirmed when she is seen preying on children. The group, led by Van Helsing, destroys Lucy's undead form, reinforcing the threat Dracula poses. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{The Group's Hunt:}} Jonathan Harker, Mina, Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, and others band together to destroy Dracula, tracing his movements through England and back to Transylvania. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Falling Action:}} & {\bf{The Battle in Transylvania:}} The group chases Dracula back to his castle in Transylvania. They confront his servants and destroy the boxes of earth Dracula needs for survival. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 7) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Mina's Connection to Dracula:}} Dracula begins to turn Mina into a vampire, creating a psychic link between them. This link helps the group track Dracula's movements. \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 7) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Resolution:}} & {\bf{The Death of Dracula:}} The novel concludes with the group finally confronting Dracula at his castle. He is destroyed by a knife to the heart and a decapitation. Mina is freed from the curse, and the novel ends on a hopeful note with the birth of Jonathan and Mina's son. \tn % Row Count 40 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Main Characters}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Count Dracula:}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} The titular antagonist, Dracula is a centuries-old vampire with immense powers, including shape-shifting, mind control, and superhuman strength. He represents a profound threat to Victorian society and embodies themes of invasion, degeneration, and the clash between the old world and the new. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 16) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{The Vampire as the "Other":}} Dracula represents the fear of the foreign, the unknown, and the invasion of the familiar by the alien \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{Sexuality:}} Dracula's bite is often interpreted as a metaphor for sexual transgression, highlighting Victorian anxieties about sexuality, especially female sexuality. \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Main Characters (cont)}} \tn % Row 3 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{Undead Immortality:}} His existence challenges the natural order of life and death, symbolizing a perversion of nature and religion. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Jonathan Harkner:}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} A solicitor who becomes Dracula's prisoner and later a key member of the group trying to destroy him. Jonathan represents the rational, modern man, whose experiences with Dracula force him to confront the limits of his understanding. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 13) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Role in the Plot:}} Harker's journey from skepticism to belief mirrors the broader narrative arc, where modernity must confront and overcome ancient evil. \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 8) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Mina Harker (née Murray):}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} Jonathan Harker's fiancée and later wife, Mina is intelligent, resourceful, and embodies the ideal Victorian woman—pure, dutiful, and maternal. However, her near transformation into a vampire also represents the novel's exploration of the threat to this ideal. \tn % Row Count 44 (+ 15) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Main Characters (cont)}} \tn % Row 7 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{The Ideal Woman:}} Mina is a paragon of virtue and is contrasted with the more sensual Lucy. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{Connection to Dracula:}} Mina's psychic link with Dracula makes her a bridge between the human and the monstrous, emphasizing the vulnerability of even the most virtuous individuals to corruption. \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 11) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Professor Abraham Van Helsing:}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} A Dutch doctor with a wide range of knowledge in both science and the supernatural. Van Helsing serves as the leader of the group and the one who understands the true nature of Dracula. \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 11) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Role in the Plot:}} He represents the intersection of modern science and ancient wisdom, embodying the novel's theme of combating supernatural evil with a blend of old and new knowledge. \tn % Row Count 38 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Main Characters (cont)}} \tn % Row 11 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Lucy Westenra:}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} A beautiful, flirtatious young woman who becomes one of Dracula's first victims in England. Her transformation from innocent maiden to vampire serves as a potent symbol of Victorian fears surrounding female sexuality. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 13) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{The Fallen Woman:}} Lucy's transformation into a vampire reflects fears about sexual liberation and the consequences of stepping outside traditional moral bounds. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 10) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Symbolism:}} {\bf{Victimhood:}} Lucy is depicted as a victim of Dracula's predatory nature, representing the dangers of passivity and the consequences of being unprotected by the male-dominated society. \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 11) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Main Characters (cont)}} \tn % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Dr. John Seward:}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} A doctor and former suitor of Lucy, Dr. Seward runs an insane asylum and is a key member of the group fighting Dracula. He represents the rational, scientific approach to understanding the world, though his experiences force him to acknowledge the limits of science. \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 15) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Role in the Plot:}} Dr. Seward's observations and diary entries provide a scientific perspective on the supernatural events, and his asylum serves as a crucial setting for parts of the novel. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 10) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Quincey Morris:}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} An American cowboy and adventurer, Quincey is another of Lucy's suitors. He represents the New World and the rugged, independent spirit of America. \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Main Characters (cont)}} \tn % Row 17 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Role in the Plot:}} Quincey's bravery and willingness to sacrifice himself for the group's cause underscore the novel's themes of loyalty, courage, and the global fight against evil. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Arthur Holmwood (Lord Godalming):}} & {\bf{Character Overview:}} Lucy's fiancé and the son of a nobleman, Arthur embodies the British aristocracy and its values. His grief over Lucy's fate motivates him to join the fight against Dracula. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 11) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Role in the Plot:}} Arthur's character highlights the personal stakes of the battle against Dracula, and his status adds a layer of social commentary to the narrative. \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Major Themes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Clash Between Modernity and Tradition:}} & The novel explores the tension between the modern, scientific world and the ancient, supernatural one. Characters like Dr. Seward and Van Helsing bridge the gap between rationality and the mystical. \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{The Fear of the Foreign and the Other:}} & Dracula, as a foreign invader from the East, embodies Victorian fears of immigration, invasion, and the dilution of British identity and purity. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Sexuality and the Role of Women:}} & The novel reflects Victorian anxieties about female sexuality, with Mina and Lucy representing different aspects of the ideal and the fallen woman. Dracula's attacks on these women are often interpreted as a violation of their purity and a metaphor for sexual transgression. \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 14) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Major Themes (cont)}} \tn % Row 3 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Nature of Good and Evil:}} & Dracula portrays a clear battle between good (represented by the group of protagonists) and evil (embodied by Dracula). The novel explores the nature of evil, particularly in its seductive and corrupting forms. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Religion and Superstition:}} & The use of religious symbols and rituals (e.g., the crucifix, holy water) in combating Dracula highlights the novel's engagement with Christian themes of salvation, damnation, and the power of faith. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Symbolism \& Motifs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Blood:}} & Central to the vampire mythos, blood in Dracula symbolizes life, sexuality, and the transmission of the vampiric curse. The exchange of blood is both literal and metaphorical, representing the mingling of identities and the violation of bodily and spiritual integrity. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 13) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{The Vampire:}} & The figure of the vampire in Dracula is a potent symbol of several fears, including disease, death, and the collapse of social and moral boundaries. Dracula himself embodies the inversion of Christian values (immortality without salvation, resurrection as an undead creature) and the fear of degeneration. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 14) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Technology vs. Superstition:}} & The novel frequently contrasts modern technology (typewriters, telegrams, phonographs) with ancient superstitions (vampires, crucifixes), reflecting the broader cultural conflict between science and religion. \tn % Row Count 37 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Symbolism \& Motifs (cont)}} \tn % Row 3 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Light and Darkness:}} & The contrast between light and darkness in Dracula is symbolic of the struggle between knowledge and ignorance, good and evil. Dracula's powers are strongest at night, emphasizing the fear of the unknown and the unseen. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Narrative Structure}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Epistolary Format:}} & The novel's structure as a series of letters, diary entries, and other documents allows multiple perspectives and creates a sense of realism. It also serves to build suspense, as the reader is piecing together the story alongside the characters. \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Multiple Narrators:}} & The use of multiple narrators (Jonathan, Mina, Dr. Seward, etc.) adds depth to the narrative and allows the reader to see events from different angles. It also reinforces the theme of collaboration in the fight against evil. \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 10) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Chronological Disruption:}} & The narrative occasionally jumps forward or backward in time, reflecting the fragmented and chaotic nature of the struggle against Dracula and enhancing the novel's suspense. \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reception and Legacy}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Initial Reception:}} & Dracula received mixed reviews upon its release, with some critics praising its originality and others dismissing it as mere sensationalism. However, it quickly became popular with readers and has since become one of the most famous novels of all time. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 12) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Impact on Popular Culture:}} & Dracula has had a profound impact on popular culture, influencing countless adaptations in literature, film, television, and other media. The character of Dracula has become synonymous with the vampire archetype, and the novel's themes and imagery continue to resonate today. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 13) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Scholarly Interpretation:}} & Dracula has been the subject of extensive academic analysis, with interpretations ranging from psychoanalytic readings to feminist critiques. Scholars have explored its treatment of themes such as sexuality, imperialism, and the nature of evil. \tn % Row Count 37 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.84149 cm} x{3.13551 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conclusion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Enduring Relevance:}} & Dracula remains a compelling exploration of fear, desire, and the clash between the modern world and ancient evil. Its themes of identity, otherness, and the struggle between good and evil continue to resonate with readers, ensuring its place as a classic of Gothic literature. \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}