İngiliz/Amerikan Edebiyatı 1

Yanıt Açıklaması: She was deeply influenced by the single, independent women who had brought her up; and especially her great grandmother’s mother who had been the first woman to divorce her husband in St. Louis. Chopin’s observations of the strong women in her family were very influential in her philosophy and literary works.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The Portuguese Captain is a representation of innate goodness of humans. He does not consider his service as a matter of material exchange and does this only out of his good intentions. Therefore, he serves as one of the few good Europeans in the novel.

Yanıt Açıklaması: It is springtime and spring symbolizes renewal and the beginning of a new life, in her case the new life where she will experience her complete freedom. Among the things that attract Louise’s attention are the fresh air, a peddler, a distant song and the twittering of the sparrows. The smell of the flowers is not mentioned.

Yanıt Açıklaması: 29 boxes were missing when they visited the chapel. Correct answer is B.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Although he is originally a cannibal, his affectionate personality is juxtaposed with Robinson’s cold attitude in human affairs. For instance, he immediately shows his gratitude to Robinson for saving his life and refuses to leave him for a lifetime. Friday, who is a very hardworking man, cannot help checking his father every other second so as not to lose him once again. He proves to be a loyal servant and son.

Yanıt Açıklaması: That Louise “sank” into a comfortable chair facing an open window, which implies her readiness for a new life and opportunities, symbolized by “the open window”, and that life is presented as comfortable, symbolized by the depiction of the chair.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Mina is clever and has an extraordinary brain that is unusual for a woman. She knows the train tables by heart, she is good at organization and she is the one who brings the pieces together in order to understand and destroy the Count. Moreover, she uses technology well as she is speedy in typewriting and curious about using Dr. Seward’s phonograph. However, she uses all these to help her husband, which shows that she is dutiful and domestic.

Yanıt Açıklaması: In the Victorian society, women are expected to preserve their purity and should not have intimate relations with men before they get married. The Victorian women are perfect motherly figures who work dutifully for their husbands and children. They look after children carefully and are responsible in raising them as respectful members of the society

Yanıt Açıklaması: The footprint symbolizes two things. First it symbolizes Robinson’s isolation and his being content with his situation as he is afraid of the existence of any other human being on the island (SparkNotes Editors, 2003). Next, it symbolizes the archaic fear of the evil as manifested in Robinson. Robinson first believes it to be a sign of Devil.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The novel starts with the records of Jonathan Harker’s journal. The whole novel is based on letters, diaries, notes, telegrams and newspaper articles.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Arthur puts a stake through her hearth and Van Helsing decapitates and then fills her mouth with garlic. Correct answer is C.

Yanıt Açıklaması: There are characters like Mina, Van Helsing, Jonathan, Arthur, Quincey and Dr. Seward. They struggle for their beloved ones, preserve their dignity and religious faith. They think it is their duty to destroy the Count for the sake of the humankind. It is like a heavenly duty for them. Since Dracula threatens the women, the innocent and the purest, he must be destroyed.

Yanıt Açıklaması: All the punishment that Robinson receives is related not to his colonization efforts but to his rebelling against his father. The correct option is "B".

Yanıt Açıklaması: The female characters depicted in these chapters Mina and Lucy are very different from the sisters in Dracula’s castle. These chapters help the reader learn much about Mina and Lucy. Both of them are Victorian ladies who are moral and respected. Mina and Lucy represent the goodness and purity whereas the sisters at the castle represent evil and corruption.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Count Dracula doesn't eat at all and Jonathan doesn't see him during the day. He shies away from the cross Jonathan is wearing and throws out his shaving mirror out of the window. Jonathan is suspicious but Count manages to ease Jonathan in the end.

Yanıt Açıklaması: When he is cast on shore of the island, he keeps a journal to record every single detail not only to keep a record of time but also to reflect his individual experiences.Correct answer is D.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Professor Van Helsing comes from Amsterdam to solve the mystery on Lucy’s illness. He is Dr. Seward’s mentor and is a trustable man. Unlike the others like Dr. Seward and Jonathan Harker, he is not blinded with scientific point of view. He is an open-minded old fellow who finds out how to destroy Dracula based on his knowledge of the Eastern folklore and superstitions.

Yanıt Açıklaması: It was Dracula who killed Renfield since he did not obey Dracula he was punished with death. Correct answer is A.

Yanıt Açıklaması: Jonathan Harker arrives at Bistritz, a Romanian town and stays at an inn. This place is suggested by Count Dracula.

Yanıt Açıklaması: The novel is written in the first person narration from Robinson’s perspective. Although, the narrative point of view is first person, Robinson does not establish himself as a hero of heroic deeds. He presents himself as a man with fears and ambitions, a comparatively realistic representation when compared to many first person narratives. Nevertheless, this does not mean that the whole narration is objective.