Lucy’s sickness brought many to her, none of whom could find the reason for it. At the cause of modernity, those around her could not fathom a creature, such as Dracula, would exist, let alone be the cause of her problems. Through her death, she, in turn, brings the death of Dracula and demolishes the ways of modernity of those around her.
With the weakening of Lucy, Dr. Seward comes to tend to her and with his knowledge finds no causes for her illness. Van Helsing then comes to England to see Lucy. Upon seeing her he is struck by the revelation that Lucy’s illness is not of natural causes, thus he begins to form theories and concludes that a vampire is the cause of this trouble. By the coming of Van Helsing, the ways of Dr. Seward’s thinking will be slowly changed. …show more content…
Seward accompanies him to Lucy’s grave to prove his theory. Though he wished not to believe, with the account of Lucy on the night of her mother’s death and his visits into her grave, Dr. Seward had no choice but to believe his old teacher's theories of what had happened to Lucy. Gathering Arthur and Quincey the next night, Van Helsing sets out to show them the becoming of Lucy and recruit them to stop Dracula. Nevertheless, they were hesitant to believe, therefore through the same experience as Dr. Seward the two men now have no choice but to believe in the paranormal. With these revelations, the men are now rid of their modernity. Hence, through indirect means, the death of Lucy showed these men the dangers of
With the weakening of Lucy, Dr. Seward comes to tend to her and with his knowledge finds no causes for her illness. Van Helsing then comes to England to see Lucy. Upon seeing her he is struck by the revelation that Lucy’s illness is not of natural causes, thus he begins to form theories and concludes that a vampire is the cause of this trouble. By the coming of Van Helsing, the ways of Dr. Seward’s thinking will be slowly changed. …show more content…
Seward accompanies him to Lucy’s grave to prove his theory. Though he wished not to believe, with the account of Lucy on the night of her mother’s death and his visits into her grave, Dr. Seward had no choice but to believe his old teacher's theories of what had happened to Lucy. Gathering Arthur and Quincey the next night, Van Helsing sets out to show them the becoming of Lucy and recruit them to stop Dracula. Nevertheless, they were hesitant to believe, therefore through the same experience as Dr. Seward the two men now have no choice but to believe in the paranormal. With these revelations, the men are now rid of their modernity. Hence, through indirect means, the death of Lucy showed these men the dangers of