Dracula Ending Analysis

The ending of Dracula threw me off a bit. Throughout the whole novel there were many moments of dramatic irony, but at the same time there was still an element of suspense. Bram Stoker was able to keep me on my feet, but I thought I was on the same track when it came to the author’s intentions for the ending of the novel. I didn’t expect the novel to end like how it did. It was almost as if the author lost me.

I figured that Mina and “the gang” would be victorious, but I expected for HER to kill Dracula and not Jonathan and Morris. In my opinion, Jonathan never showed any true actions of a “manly man” within the novel. Since his encounter with Dracula he had never been the same. Who would be? However, his wife Mina took on the role of a man. She didn’t necessarily have the physical strength of a man, but she had mental/emotional strength. Mental/emotional strength was more important than physical strength in the story due to the fact that it kept an individual sane. There were times where Mina’s emotional strength was tested, yet she still had the mission of killing Dracula in mind. She was able to think smart and not …show more content…
Imagine if the devil never existed; if Eve never took the apple from the serpent in the book of Genesis. The world would be a utopian society filled with joy. We see this illustrated in Jonathan’s closing note in Chapter 27. All the characters are happier and healthy. Though Morris died, there was still honor and happiness presented towards him due to the fact that Jonathan and Mina named their son after him. Additionally, Van Helming and Dr. Seward were married and happily living life. There was a reason as to why Stoker demonized the Dracula’s character. Stoker was able to draw the religious connection of how eliminating the devil, Dracula, or any evil spirits, in your life led to happiness and freedom. Thus, Christians should stray away from things that do not seem pure in