Salinas AP Lit

Robert Frost begins his advice to his daughter by implying that imagination is needed to make an essay great, and then apologizing for the loss of imagination that comes with strain. However, Frost believes that even when imagination is diminished, ideas are still a good place to start for an essay. From there, he suggests trying to treat the reading of whatever work the essay will be on as a conversation with the author. Frost then provides one of the most important pieces of advice to essay writers: "you have to be honest." Being honest in writing means not making whatever argument you think will earn you the highest grade, or using words that will make you sound smarter, and instead choosing to make an original, thoughtful reflection of the work. I also interpreted being honest in writing as being honest to yourself about what the text says. While it may be tempting to come up with an argument and find evidence that supports it, the best arguments are made from the evidenc...

In the movie Dracula, several important differences in tone result in several characters and moments throughout the film having different connotations. When Jonathan first arrives at Dracula's mansion, we can already see how creepy the whole affair is, yet in the novel Jonathan is blinded by elitism, assuming Dracula to be a gentleman because of his status. Additionally, Dracula himself is portrayed as an elderly and creepy old man in the film, but is described as distinguished-looking yet suspicious nobleman in the book. Another important difference is the sexuality of the film which is definitely present in the book, yet to a far lesser degree. As the three vampire women suck Jonathan's blood in the film, they are essentially having sex with him, yet in the book it is far more violent than that. Further, when Dracula sucks Lucy's blood for the first time, she is essentially raped by him, while in the book it is once again more of a violent act rather than a sexual one. On...

Earlier in Dracula , though we had seen Dracula's weaknesses like having to sleep in a coffin with his own soil, or needing permission to enter a space, there were workarounds for these weaknesses. For example, by scattering coffins throughout the town, Dracula was able to move without worrying about being far away from one of his coffins. Additionally, his weakness of needing permission to enter a space was countered by his ability to control minds, allowing him to guide Lucy outside so he could feed on her. Even when he didn't control her mind, he could come in through the windows which Mina had opened to, ironically, keep away away. However, towards the end of Dracula , we begin to see his the Count's weaknesses actually come into play. Once the protagonists are able to find several of his coffins, he is not able to move around as easily. Another major factor in his weakness is that Van Helsing and Mina have figured out what they are, and can now take action to defend ag...