{"id":837,"date":"2017-10-25T23:19:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T03:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/?p=837"},"modified":"2017-11-30T11:43:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T16:43:11","slug":"parallels-between-lucy-and-dracula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/2017\/10\/25\/parallels-between-lucy-and-dracula\/","title":{"rendered":"Parallels Between Lucy And Dracula"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At first glance, it doesn\u2019t seem likely to have a lot in common with a vampire; however, Dracula<\/u> by Bram Stoker has created a parallel between Lucy, a human, and Count Dracula, a vampire. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Firstly, the number three is connected to both characters, which creates a parallel. Lucy has three suitors anxious to marry her. She asks Mina in a letter, \u201cwhy can\u2019t they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble?\u201d (Stoker, 67) in response to the three proposals she received in one day. Similarly, as revealed in Johnathon Harker\u2019s journal Dracula has \u201cthree young women, ladies by their dress and manner\u201d (Stoker, 44). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, both Lucy and Dracula rely on blood to survive. Dracula depends on drinking blood, which leads him to Lucy as his next victim. As a result, Lucy then must receive the \u201ctransfusion of blood at once\u201d (Stoker, 131) in order to survive. This idea that \u201cthe blood is the life! The blood is the life!\u201d (Stoker, 152) is repeated by Renfield, Dr. Seward\u2019s patient, later on in the text. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ultimately, these parallels prompt a deeper meaning in the novel. Considering the parallels are drawn between a human and a vampire, perhaps it shows that anyone is capable of being a monster. As mentioned before, the women connected to Dracula appear as beautiful ladies. Johnathon \u201csomehow [knew] her face\u201d yet, \u201cthere was something about them that made me uneasy\u201d (Stoker, 44-45). These women have no problem passing as human beings. Despite the fact that \u201call three had brilliant white teeth\u201d (Stoker, 45) they otherwise had ordinary outward appearances. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Likewise, Lucy can arguable been seen as a monster, but in a different way. Lucy received \u201cthree proposals in one day!\u201d (Stoker, 64). Yet, she can only marry one of her three suitors. Therefore, she becomes a monster in the sense that she must break the hearts of two well-deserving men. Lucy even admits to her immoral behavior stating, \u201chere was I almost making fun of this great-hearted, true gentleman\u201d (Stoker, 67). While Lucy\u2019s actions aren\u2019t as life-threatening as Dracula and his fellow vampires, her refusal still causes \u201ca man like that [to] be made unhappy\u201d (Stoker, 68) because of her decision. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the end, what I\u2019m really try to say here is that these parallels reveal that the supernatural is not so far removed from humanity. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At first glance, it doesn\u2019t seem likely to have a lot in common with a vampire; however, Dracula by Bram Stoker has created a parallel between Lucy, a human, and Count Dracula, a vampire. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Firstly, the number three is connected to both characters, which creates a parallel. Lucy has three suitors anxious to … Continue reading Parallels Between Lucy And Dracula<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123801],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2017-blog-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/secretlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}