There is a lot of controversy of how women should act in society. Another way of putting this into simpler words is the difference between virtuous and non-virtuous women. There have been many arguments of women’s behavior throughout eras, such as the Victorian era. In the most popular novel ever told by Bram Stoker, Dracula, there are many types of people shown. The two common ones shown throughout the novel are the non-virtuous and virtuous women. During the Victorian era, there were many women who were either identified as virtuous or non-virtuous women. Many people compare and contrast these two types of women. In the book Dracula, Mina is the virtuous women, and Lucy is considered the non-virtuous women. Throughout the time Lucy
…show more content…
In the middle section of the book, Stoker describes the strange case of many children missing. “During the past two or three days several cases have occurred of young children straying from home or neglecting to return…their excuses is that they had been with a ‘bloofer lady’” (Stoker 189). By being non-virtuous women, they do not just have to be an innocent, loyal women. Society rules also include being kind and generous to others. Lucy does not accomplish this goal since she had done harm to children. Although Lucy is a vampire when luring children to kill them, it is still a very non-virtuous thing to do because murder has never been considered as a good obsession for people to have. Lucy is looked down upon and most people would not consider her as a woman of innocence, strength, and loyalty. Stoker uses this type of details to show how Lucy is more of a predator and possesses than any virtuous women in the book. Lucy being a predator means that she had the ability to lure young children out of their homes and feeds off by them, later killing the children by throwing them around. This is considered non-virtuous because women with this much power and determination is considered dangerous in the Victorian era. Going beyond what a woman was expected to behave was a bad thing to do in early times. Therefore, Lucy is the representation of non-virtuous women in the
In the middle section of the book, Stoker describes the strange case of many children missing. “During the past two or three days several cases have occurred of young children straying from home or neglecting to return…their excuses is that they had been with a ‘bloofer lady’” (Stoker 189). By being non-virtuous women, they do not just have to be an innocent, loyal women. Society rules also include being kind and generous to others. Lucy does not accomplish this goal since she had done harm to children. Although Lucy is a vampire when luring children to kill them, it is still a very non-virtuous thing to do because murder has never been considered as a good obsession for people to have. Lucy is looked down upon and most people would not consider her as a woman of innocence, strength, and loyalty. Stoker uses this type of details to show how Lucy is more of a predator and possesses than any virtuous women in the book. Lucy being a predator means that she had the ability to lure young children out of their homes and feeds off by them, later killing the children by throwing them around. This is considered non-virtuous because women with this much power and determination is considered dangerous in the Victorian era. Going beyond what a woman was expected to behave was a bad thing to do in early times. Therefore, Lucy is the representation of non-virtuous women in the