In the novel Dracula, Bram Stoker conveys various themes through the personalities and actions of characters. One such character is R.M. Renfield, a patient of Dr. John Seward’s mental asylum who seeks immortality through the consumption of other life forms. Renfield aids Dracula multiple times in his quest for world domination in hopes of extending the length of his own life. Renfield’s desperate actions represent the loss of humanity of individuals, who often resort to primal instincts to survive through both his assistance to Dracula, and his consumption of life and blood.
