The novel was written in 1897, depicting a story about the mysterious Vampire Count Dracula. A young woman called Lucy is killed by Dracula, which forces a group of her friends to try to solve the case and chase Dracula to prevent further deaths. Stoker's novel was incredibly influential throughout the entire 20th century, especially leaving the impact on the popular culture. However, it is only after the wave of success in the popular culture that Dracula received a deep critical analysis on the topic of gender depiction in the novel. Especially interesting is Stoker’s depiction of two female characters, their roles in the story and their destinations. It seems quite certain that Stoker willingly emerged the gender issue in the novel, as Mina, the only woman in the vampire-hunters team, remembered her experience of the great hedonistic freedom, claiming that they “would have shocked the “New Woman” with our appetites” (Stoker and Kelly, 110). Therefore, Stoker knew about the feminist trends of his time and actively used his novel to express his thoughts on this
The novel was written in 1897, depicting a story about the mysterious Vampire Count Dracula. A young woman called Lucy is killed by Dracula, which forces a group of her friends to try to solve the case and chase Dracula to prevent further deaths. Stoker's novel was incredibly influential throughout the entire 20th century, especially leaving the impact on the popular culture. However, it is only after the wave of success in the popular culture that Dracula received a deep critical analysis on the topic of gender depiction in the novel. Especially interesting is Stoker’s depiction of two female characters, their roles in the story and their destinations. It seems quite certain that Stoker willingly emerged the gender issue in the novel, as Mina, the only woman in the vampire-hunters team, remembered her experience of the great hedonistic freedom, claiming that they “would have shocked the “New Woman” with our appetites” (Stoker and Kelly, 110). Therefore, Stoker knew about the feminist trends of his time and actively used his novel to express his thoughts on this