tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289555011051065271.post4033247477758161749..comments2024-03-24T00:12:18.171-07:00Comments on Gothic Literature in Britain: 1760-1900: Close Reading Questions for Dracula, Chs.IV - X, pp.83-134Joshua Grassohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044499439462324420noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289555011051065271.post-61563476060064962792010-04-14T20:25:06.713-07:002010-04-14T20:25:06.713-07:003. Mina seems like the kind of woman who can and w...3. Mina seems like the kind of woman who can and will stand up for herself. She takes care of both Lucy and Lucy’s mother all she can, all the while still worrying about Jonathan. She is very heroic, yet not in the traditional way of a heroine as seen by Walpole, and yet not so far gone as the “New Woman.” She lands somewhere in the middle, sturdy, yet not manly, feminine, yet not in the slightest weak. She is somewhat, it would appear, contrasted with Lucy. Lucy is weaker and more of the traditional woman; she needs to be taken care of. Lucy needs to be rescued by, yes, the virile men in her life whereas Mina will be fine on her own.<br /><br />4. The idea that these, miniscule though they may be, bits of information are unneeded is to say that Stoker did not know how to write. These bits give us the ideas and thoughts of everyone in Dracula’s path, not merely the main characters. These pieces show, for example, that most people had the same reactions, even though they were unaware as to what they were reacting to. They show the lives of the characters and allow us a more intimate look into their dealings. This not only tells Dracula’s route, but also makes the characters and their lives more real to us as the reader. In this way we can delve deeper into the story so that we will not only be able to know about Dracula, Mina and Jonathan: we will be able to see them right before us. <br /><br />KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com