However, the way that other characters portray the protagonist contrasts through the use of diction by the authors. ... Dracula is portrayed to live in a castle where "everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom " and the "green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals " (Suskind 10). ... Jean's transformation of character creates a sense of fear within the readers as well as compassion towards him at the same time. ... The metaphoric use of language of comparing young Jean to a hostile animal emphasizes the other characters' development of fear. ... This abandonme...

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