The Role Of Monsters In Bram Stoker's Dracula

When a supernatural figure is brought up, either one is scared or curious to explore that creature. However, monsters that appear from the earlier years seem to fear more readers than others, with an unclear background, many tales are told to scare off the audience. We are left with a history of this object, leaving us to stereotype them. We aren’t positive if the information given to us is fiction or true. Therefore, this leaves one clueless of what the characters are getting their selves into, but the interesting tales leave one searching for answers and lead them to explore the dangers of the night. The 1897 gothic novel, Dracula is a very mysterious story written by Bram Stoker (Stoker 3). Jonathan Harker is sent on a mission to Dracula’s dark, sketchy mansion, “Taken place in a shadowy, ruined castle with tall black windows …show more content…
Living in his mansion of a castle readers assume that he is just like any other vampire, trying to please himself and harm mortals by attacking them, with no feelings to help anyone around. The tales told of Dracula leave one wondering who he really is. Whether you believe in the stories told or not, all of the information dug up from the past gives us an image on what we should expect Count to be like. Furthermore, he should have the appearance of a typical vampire with pale skin, pointy ears, dark eyes and hair, along with long sharp fangs. This is the image all readers have in their minds, because of the background and tales told. Reading the gothic novel Dracula, gave me a different image of Count. He is a vampire, with those aspects, but after reading you look at how his personality differs from typical vampires, he tries to help others. In the novel he gives tries to do the best for Harker, providing him with transportation, food, and living areas. Whether you believe in the information given or not, the tales will be brought up again and again, but will be