Lucy Westenra

Mina Harker and Lucy Westenra. The purpose for these two women was for Stoke to clearly depict the two types of women: the innocent and the contaminated. In the beginning, the women were both examples of the stereotypical flawless women of this time period. However, as the novel seems to progress, major differences are bound to arise. Although both women, Lucy and Mina, share the same innocent characteristics, it’s more ascertain that with naïve and inability of self control, Lucy creates a boundary

In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, two different types of women are presented throughout the plot. Lucy Westenra and Mina Harker can both be compared to the upcoming “‘New Woman’” (Grand 271) of the Victorian era. A new kind of woman; riding a bicycle and no more willing to put her fate into a rich husband’s hand but instead keen on working herself. To what extent the two main female characters resemble this ‘New Woman’ depends on their performative acts, Judith Butlers’ notion after which gender is constructed

is well versed in ancient superstitions and philosophy. He is the one who discovers that there is a vampire in England. Arthur Holmwood is the son of Lord Godalming and another one of Lucy’s three suitors and later becomes her fiancé. He cared for Lucy a lot and he was the one to stab her in the heart. Quincey Morris is an American from Texas and he is another of Lucy’s three suitors. He is the one who stabs Dracula in the heart but he too is stabbed and ends up dying. Renfield is a patient at Dr

The Victorian Period, many books take place in this period. These books can vary from romance to fantasy. The Victorian Period is the time when Queen Victoria reigned. Queen Victoria’s reign lasted for 60 years. There were many impacts during this period. Despite the fact that she was crowned Queen at the age of 18, her reign had a period of changes with the society, the economy, and the technology. As a result of all of this change, the percentage in agricultural areas went down. While, the percentage

History Repeats Itself Dracula is a gothic horror novel written by Bram Stoker in the year 1897. The novel is set primarily in England and Transylvania in the late 1890s. The novel follows the story of Dracula, an extremely powerful vampire, and his conflict with a small group of men and women led by Dr. Seward and Van Helsing. Dr. Seward and Van Helsing emerge as leaders of the group early on in the novel, allowing readers to observe the similarities and differences between the two doctors. In

should not be naïve and flirtatious because Lucy is vulnerable in the novel. Lucy Westenra is a beautiful young lady she is very gorgeous and a kind heart person. However, Lucy Westenra is vulnerable in three parts in the book: in the journal entries, letter to Mina, and as a Blooflady. Some of those letter Lucy sound very naïve about the proposal. Lucy is naïve because she lacks experience, wisdom, or judgment when she receive three proposal in one day. Lucy write a letter to Mina and tell her she had

His forces are constrained, notwithstanding—for example, he can 't enter a casualty 's home unless welcomed, can 't cross water unless conveyed, and is rendered feeble by sunshine. 6) Act I Dracula touches base in England and begins feeding on Lucy Westenra which makes her turn. Act II Dr. Seward and Van Helsing give her blood transfusions, however she transforms into a vampire at any rate. They execute her and begin laying arrangements to murder Dracula also. Act III Dracula assaults Mina Harker

novel, meaning that is composed from letters, journal and diary entries, telegrams, and newspaper clippings. Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray (later Mina Harker), and Dr. Seward write the largest contributions to the novel although the writings of Lucy Westenra and Abraham Van Helsing constitute some key parts of the book. The novel has a slightly journalistic feel, as it is a harrowing account supposedly written by the people who witnessed the book's events. A young Englishman named Jonathan Harker

Sigmund Freud’s essay “The Uncanny” theorizes the duality of certain themes common in gothic literature as strange and frightening yet familiar, further explaining that the “uncanny effect is produced by effacing the distinction between imagination and reality.” (Freud pg.396) Bram Stoker 's, Dracula, captures the thematic zeitgeist of gothic Europe; the repression and trappings of a rigid and formal society masking the carnal and base desires of the population at large. Freud 's analysis of the

Evil never conquers because good always overcomes it. A good example of this is the book Dracula by Bram Stoker because the author expresses the nature of good vs. evil. Dracula wants to come to London because he wants to turn everyone into vampires. The basic background of the book Dracula is when Jonathan Harker, a realtor who is sent to Transylvania to complete a transaction with Dracula so he can come to England. What Harker does not know is that Dracula has a plan for world domination. Well