İNGİLİZ/AMERİKAN EDEBİYATI I - Deneme Sınavı - 3

The Portuguese Captain is a representation of innate goodness of humans. He is the one who saves Robinson in his escape from the Moors and he again pays Robinson more than required when Robinson sells him Xury, the animal skin and the other things. The Portuguese Captain is also very honest in his giving the particulars of the plantation in Brazil.

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".

The novel takes place in a number of settings. York in England is the place where the novel starts. Although the life in England offered by Robinson’s father seems comfortable, it is presented as dull and unmotivating by Robinson. The correct option is "A".

The character is not afraid of Londoners. On the contrary, he is feared by Londoners because he is regarded as an invader. Correct answer is D.

All the options except E are examples related to psychology and psychiatry. Option E is an example of rational ideas and science dominated in the era. Correct answer is E.

In the very beginning of the novel, we are introduced to Jonathan Harker as he is travelling to Transylvania for business. Correct answer is A.

Lucy accepts Mr. Holmwood's proposal. Correct answer is C.

After he is rescued, Robinson goes to Brazil. Brazil is presented as a promising land ready to be colonized with the vast fields and various opportunities to prosper. The correct option is "C".

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.

Robinson’s keeping the journal and writing helps him maintain his self-preservation. The correct option is "C".

Slavery and escape are the themes that are explored from the beginning to the end of the novel. Slavery is not only a very important theme but a topic that brings much of the racist implications of the novel. The correct option is "C".

Friday’s representation remains as one of the most problematic points of the novel because on the one hand the novel has racist undertones and highlights colonial expansion, on the other hand through Friday’s personality the primitive is presented with its beauty. As a result, Friday serves as a juxtaposition to the corruption of civilized world with his innate goodness and loyalty. The correct option is "E".

Renfield is in a very bad condition when the others find him. It is impossible that he can harm himself in this way. He is about to die and the others think Dracula is responsible for his death. When he is about to die, he confesses that Dracula has visited him. Dracula promises him that he will help him gain strength by consuming life in return for his obedience.

The Count offers immortality to his victims by turning them into creatures of his own. This blood exchange is the symbol of Dracula’s transformation ritual.

Van Helsing manages to defeat the Count by using the symbols of Christianity. Although he is a man of science, it is religion that helps the characters protect themselves. In the highly rational Victorian society, it is quite interesting that the salvation can be achieved through religion.

The battle is not only between Dracula and others but also between the East and the West, the rational and the superstitious, the local and the modern. The gypsies serving Dracula represent the East, the local and the superstitions whereas the other men against them
represent rational thinking, scientific truth, the modernism and the West.

The consequences of depending too much on modernization lets the characters weak in the face of old and superstitious mystery. The characters have difficulty in believing how supernatural things can happen in the 19th century England

The novel portrays the eternal fight between the Good and the Evil in its basic terms. Dracula represents the Evil whereas the others characters who struggle against him represent the Good.

He is sleeping in a coffin full of earth. Correct answer is C.

Crucifix is a Christian symbol and it is used to impair a vampire’s power in the novel. The local woman in Bistritz gives a crucifix to Jonathan to protect him from the evil. Van Helsing puts one on Lucy’s mouth and he uses it against the UnDead Lucy and Dracula to keep them away. Van Helsing and others use crucifixes as weapons against Dracula.