What is happening to Lucy?
Sharp teeth + bite marks on her neck + reaction to garlic = i'd say that's a vampire wouldn't you?
Yes stoker is introducing all the stereotypical characteristics of what we know to be a vampire. Her wild reaction to van helsing not allowing her to kiss him and her almost feral behaviour is something that Stoker makes his own.
It's very interesting how reading modern gothic literature there is a change in the characteristics of vampire. In twilight (yes, i had to mention it!) for example;
Bella asks Edward "so what about steaks?" he answers "Myth."
"sleeping in coffins?"
"Myth."
It's intreguing as to why these characteristics have changed and how the vampire is clearly shown in Dracula to been something that is feared and terrfying, to something in modern gothic literature that is amazing, beautiful and powerful. What once was loathed now is loved, what was once something nobody wanted, is something everyone would love to have..
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fyi i'm not sure if those were the exact lines from twlight, i'm not that sad that i know the script off by heart but you get the gist x
ReplyDeleteSome interesting comparisons to Twilight, although take care with the difference between 'steaks' - meat, and 'stakes' - wooden sticks that you kill vampires with!
ReplyDeleteFascinating that you point out that 'everyone would love to have' the 'gift' of vampirism... is this really true? Which particular characteristic?