Prompt: One of the strongest human drives seems to be a desire for power. Write an essay in which you discuss how a character in a novel or drama struggles to free himself or herself from the power of others or seeks to gain power over others. Be sure to demonstrate in your essay how the author uses this power struggle to enhance the meaning of the work.
Thesis: In Bram Stoker's, Dracula, the main character, Jonathon Harker, is consistently trying to free himself from the power that Dracula contains which he is only able to do after overcoming the evils of his society which is signified when Harker kills Dracula.
Thesis: In Bram Stoker's, Dracula, the main character, Jonathon Harker, is consistently trying to free himself from the power that Dracula contains which he is only able to do after overcoming the evils of his society which is signified when Harker kills Dracula.
- In this essay you would discuss the elements that led up to Harker being able to defeat Dracula, and how that has helped him overcome the evils he was fighting against throughout the novel.
- Also mention the desire for power Harker has to rise above evil, and how Dracula has power over him in the beginning but that is slowly dwindles away until he himself is defeated and killed.