Dracula And The Color Purple Analysis

The male dominated cultures of the past have set the stage for women still having to fight for equality even today. The Novels “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, and “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker show that despite our evolution from these past societal views where women had no rights, we still find ourselves perpetuating the rape culture today. To Begin, the book “Dracula” by Bram Stoker is emphasized to be a story of a man being dominate over many types of young women. He is like any other human form the only difference is his sexual sensation from the taste of blood from a female figure, using fangs and blood to satisfy him. Throughout the book Dracula’s victims are nothing but females first he goes for Mina, to Lucy, and we also learn from

This quotes true meaning to this is he is holding Mina against her will he’s forcing her into something she had no part of consent to, its symbolizing the rape that is happening. Additionally, the book “The Color Purple” which takes place in a different kind of era where as in this time men had all the dominance in the world. In the beginning of this book Celie starts off by being raped by her own father.

“First he put his thing up gainst my hip and sort of wiggle it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he push his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt, I cry. He start to choke me, saying you better shut up and git used to it” (Walker 1).

The quote is an example showing the rape that happens from a perspective of a female figure and how she had to keep it to herself. Her own father raping her and having to open up about that could be very stressful and embarrassing to have to come out about. Celie also writes about her father getting pregnant and her telling her mom about being

For example, things such as Vampire Diaries, 13 reasons why, Downtown Abbey, and many other TV series that show the Rape of Today’s society. The article “The Truth about TVs Rape Obsession: How we struggle with broken myths of muscularity on screen and off” by Sonia Saraiya. She talks about many different series and shows that show sexual violence and assault. Saraiya says, “In the last two years alone, shows vastly different as “Downtown Abbey” and “Game of Thrones” have graphically portrayed violent rape- typically, but not always perpetrated by men onto women. This quotes explains the kind of rape were usually seeing within TV series meaning the man over taking the women. Another article found was about the TV series “13 reasons why.” “13 Reasons Why” is a TV series about a girl names Hannah Baker who makes 13 tapes for 13 individuals explaining why she committed suicide. In one of the tapes she explains a rape that had happened. The article, “How 13 Reasons Why depicts rape differently from other TV Shows,” by Ella Ceron. Ceron explains, “In two of the episodes, things escalate severely: She witnesses a friend, who is blackout drunk being raped at a party by a football player named Bryce.” This quote emphasizes the rape culture that we still are seeing in today’s society. She also explains Bryce’s response to raping her and how she “wanted it.” Ceron says, “Hannah’s former classmates, convince Bryce to admit