Jonathan Harker

demarcates criticism against the New Woman through Mina’s lips, the character presents characteristics of relative independence, particularly in the professional field. As previously stated, Mina occupies a teaching position prior to marrying Jonathan Harker. Furthermore, she is responsible for writing a large portion of the epistolary novel, in addition to storing the documents produced by the other characters in their pursuit of Count Dracula. She is certainly a paragon in the novel, for she…

‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker is an example of Gothic fiction. What characteristic features of Gothic fiction can you see in the novel? Does Stoker depart from any principles of Gothic fiction? How? Why? Discuss. Understood as a genre in literature and film, Gothic fiction combines elements of fiction, horror, death and romance to paint a bright picture of the quirks of the era. The everlasting popularity of Gothic fiction feeds on our desire to indulge in innocent but hearty chunks of terror. Bram…

In Bram Stoker’s, Dracula, we see the New Woman first being introduced to the reader by the three women that Jonathan Harken encounters in Count Dracula’s castle. Mina and Lucy are a representation of the good, traditional Victorian women in comparison to those three women. In her article "Bram Stoker 's Dracula and Late-Victorian Advertising Tactics: Earnest Men, Virtuous Ladies, and Porn", Tanya Pikula argues that “Dracula not only functions as a ‘kind of ‘test-bed’ for competing arguments…

The thought of vampires existing has continued to terror and captivate people worldwide since the Victorian Era. These immoral human-blood-drinking creatures have evolved from folk entries. The key idea that all stories have portrayed is the lust for human blood. Bram Stoker’s published Dracula in the nineteenth century. He formed the myth of Dracula through extensive research from Eastern Europe folktales. The ancient beliefs about vampires are suggested to have arisen from the series of deaths…

To the “Night Witches” of the 588th, their femininity was the focus as much as much their dedication to their dangerous missions, as shown in snippets of true stories that members went through. Although definitely not the only one to experience such dangers, Nina Raspopova’s near death stories highlight some of the many dangers that the 588th faced, and she stresses in her account that she was never not afraid (Noggle, 2001). During one of her missions in 1942, she and her navigator, Larisa…

death as present than to live one that is limitless but with sin as a constant companion. Finally, I would say that the book has a unique statement on Victorian society. On one hand, conventional social forces win. The vampire hunters kill Dracula, Harker 's marriage to Mina triumphs, and Mina is saved. Yet, I think that there is an eerie tone that accompanies such a vision. The conclusion of the novel where Mina feels that others would never really believe such a story compels the reader…

Chapter 3 Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires In the chapter “Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires”, Foster enlightens the reader to meaning behind vampire stories which is the old and corrupt figure preying on the young. Another way of putting it is the exploitation of others in order to get what we want. This essence does not simply apply to just vampire stories, it can be found in most suspense and scary novels. More importantly the chapter leads to the understanding that a loss of your ground or…

Dracula, in Bram Stoker's novel, is something of a mystery. He’s been compared to a god like creature as well as everything that humanity was afraid of in the late 1700s. He has resemblances to Vlad the Impaler and may be just as gruesome. As for Dracula in the film Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the character Van Helsing believes he is, in fact, Vlad the Impaler and you find yourself feeling sympathetic for the films Dracula. Although there are many differences, perhaps the biggest one is the love…

evil character. He only creeps about at night. If he does come out during the day he is covered from head to toe. Light represents good. Dark represents evil. He mostly remains in the darkness throughout the story. When people in the story hear that Harker is going to Dracula’s castle they form crosses with their hands. The crucifix is used to ward off evil by the majority of religious people. A crucifix is a symbol of Christian religion and typically has Jesus crucified on it. Not all have the…

down and the mouth tightens” (Stoker 131). Similarly, Jonathan illustrates Dracula with a strong face and a “lofty domed forehead” where Dracula’s “eyebrows [are] very massive” (Stoker 18). Both characters also display hidden strength. Therefore, Van Helsing exemplifies the foil to Dracula. As a result, Van Helsing is a necessity in the search to end the evil Dracula caused. With Van Helsing in England, he gives Dr. Seward, Arthur, Jonathan, and Lord Goldalming clarification that these effects…