Genre Description: Romance is defined by Dictionary.com as “a baseless, made-up story, usually full of exaggeration or fanciful invention.” While the aforementioned definition is correct to an extent, we believe that Romance was once better defined by the following definition: “A narrative genre in literature that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line where the focus is on a quest that involves bravery and strong values, and a love interest.” However, modern definitions
allowed education to be offered to all British children. As a result, more people were able to read in general, and so more people read Dracula as a popular gothic novel. At the time, it was even compared to other victorian novels like Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights. Unfortunately, however, even though the novel was well received by the general public, it was never taken seriously, and remained the subject of harsh criticism by newspapers and critics in England. Dracula persevered in the public
Introduction Every work of literature has its heroes. Those heroes are created by writers according to the settings of their work. They are resulted from cultural and historical background. Generally, the hero is a typical character who is admired for his outstanding achievements and noble qualities. He always overcomes obstacles along the way to achieve their goals. He has an altruistic soul that urges him to defeat the evil even if at the expense of his life. Particularly, the concept of the