Tag Archives: Bram Stoker
Dracula, Chapters 20 – End
The genre of the invasion novel is fairly straightforward, in that some kind of invasion from an Other functions as the main component of the work. The genre usually focuses on novels concerned with military or extraterrestrial invasions, and Dracula is no exception. As we discussed in class today, Dracula is the “invader” of England, […]
Dracula: Mina and Lucy
While we were deliberating about Dracula in class today, Dr. McLeod made an emphasis on Mina and Lucy. Deciding to look further into the concept within the two characters, I have noticed a dynamic connection between the women’s encounter with Dracula. When Lucy was bitten by Dracula, she eventually fell under his mischievous intentions due […]
Dracula Chapters 13-20:
Lucy’s transformation as a vampire is the most focused subject for this particular section of the novel. As previously discussed in class, the act of killing innocent children in the book demonstrated the societal view of the new women movement. As a new woman, individuals in the late Victorian era symbolized the movement as a […]
Dracula, Chapters 13-20
In this section, we see Lucy fall even further as a fallen woman, if you will. Not only does she make herself susceptible to Count Dracula’s attacks by exhibiting herself as sexually impure (as we discussed in class today), Lucy also starts attacking innocent children and thus performs the exact opposite role of the nurturing […]
Dracula and Lucy VS. Adam and Eve
After Debbie talked about Adam and Eve in class I found myself making comparisons between Dracula and the story of Adam and Eve. The snake, for instance, is a symbol of evil and deceptive behaviors. Snake bites are typically two puncture wounds that look very similar to what I imagine a vampire bite to look […]
Dracula, Chapters 1-8
The more works we read depicting Victorian women’s lives and societal expectations, the happier I am to not have been alive during the time period; I probably would’ve been hanged, drawn, and quartered a long time ago. Common themes in gothic literature are sexuality and the threat of female expression, with vampires working as vehicles […]
Victorian London's Underworld 
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