In Chapter 21, Dracula is bolder than ever. I can now see why he is looked at as the enemy of the Christian church. He neglects traditional norms, in this case marriage, when it comes to preying upon women. As written in Dr. Seward’s diary, Dracula said to Mina “[a]nd you, their best beloved one, are now to me, flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood, kin of my kin; my bountiful wine-press for a while; and shall be later on my companion and my helper…[n]ow you shall come to my call,” (Stoker p. 339-340). His language is a bit sexual. How? It’s very intimate. Blood is sacred, as shown when Lucy was given multiple blood transfusions by men whom she did not marry or had no intent to marry. Here, Dracula is binding Mina to him through his blood —without
