Sex With Necks: An Investigation of Phallic Imagery

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Presentation

Pages :

3 pages

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.doc

Published date :

05/03/2008

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Literature

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Summary :

Introduction
The anatomy between Dracula and each girl
Creating two sexual orifices out of a sexless canvas
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

In literature, the vampire bite is often interpreted as a symbol of coitus between the vampire and his or her victim. However, when one takes a closer look into the anatomy and functions involved in the sex of particular blood-sucking scenes found in vampire literature, it becomes clear that the erotic scene is of a transsexual nature, abandoning preconceived conventions of the male and female body.
Dracula of Bram Stoker's Dracula employs different ways of sucking blood and receives different results. His initial attacks on Mina and Lucy are applied to the neck. It would be a misleading simplification to say that these scenes are heteroerotic in nature after one takes notice of the hermaphroditic composition of Dracula in his erogenous role. Dracula's anatomy consists of several possible combinations of phallic and vaginaic symbols. His fangs protrude from the gums farther than the rest of his teeth. The fangs could be view as phallic symbols, or, by appearance, one may interpret them as two clitorises. The clitoris interpretation is more viable than one may first think when one attributes Dracula's lips to the labia. The bite would be a mere prick (no pun intended) without the sucking of the blood. The only sign of ejaculation during the intercourse between Mina and Lucy and Dracula is the bleeding of the girls' necks. Dracula sucks the blood, as ejaculatory fluid, in a manner similar to the contractions of vaginal muscle tissue during vaginal orgasm-the mouth closes tightly around the puncture-wounds (which provide the ejaculation) while the throat opens to accept the blood into the stomach. (Kitzinger, 49) This construct is further legitimized when one expands the comparison of Dracula's digestive system to the female reproductive system.