At the end of the novel Mina discovers that she has the knowledge, when used in the right way can be used to kill Dracula. Mina’s actions are reflective of the modern woman, as compared to traditional women of her period however, she is bound to her gender’s roles by the men. It is only when she shows her knowledge the men see her for her true power. Dr Van Helsing notices this the other notice too, “Madam Mina is once more [the] teacher. Her eyes have seen where [they] were blinded. Now [they] are on the track once again, and this time [they can] succeed” (394). When Mina manages to share her knowledge, and make her own decisions, she is finally taken for much more than just a woman. Mina then receives the opportunity from Dr Van Helsing to go “right into the heart of the enemy’s country” (996). In the journal, Feminism, Sex Role Exchanges, and Other Subliminal Fantasies in Bram Stoker's "Dracula, touches
At the end of the novel Mina discovers that she has the knowledge, when used in the right way can be used to kill Dracula. Mina’s actions are reflective of the modern woman, as compared to traditional women of her period however, she is bound to her gender’s roles by the men. It is only when she shows her knowledge the men see her for her true power. Dr Van Helsing notices this the other notice too, “Madam Mina is once more [the] teacher. Her eyes have seen where [they] were blinded. Now [they] are on the track once again, and this time [they can] succeed” (394). When Mina manages to share her knowledge, and make her own decisions, she is finally taken for much more than just a woman. Mina then receives the opportunity from Dr Van Helsing to go “right into the heart of the enemy’s country” (996). In the journal, Feminism, Sex Role Exchanges, and Other Subliminal Fantasies in Bram Stoker's "Dracula, touches