The Good Will Always Prevail - 1077 Words

The Good Will Always Prevail When most people think of modern-day vampires, the stereotypical Twilight and True Blood characters come into mind, but in realization this vampire fad came from a man who ruled Transylvania named Vlad Dracul, as known as Dracula. Bram Stoker wrote the novel, Dracula, with a gothic-style writing and a combined sense of romanticism. Dracula, by Bram Stoker, should be a chosen reading for this course because, Stoker refrains to many points such as: the good versus evil, symbolism through Christianity, and allegories to addiction. This story is a great novel that shows many aspects of the Victorian era lifestyle throughout these points. Good versus evil is shown throughout the story in many ways. Count Dracula†¦show more content†¦Oh, God! he cried suddenly, struggling to a sitting posture and pointing to me. It was worth for this to die! The snow is not more stainless than her forehead! The curse has passed away!† (Stoker 990). Morris shows how the typical Victorian gen tlemen would die for a greater good, because it is in his fate and as a man it is his duty. This is proven by John Newman from, The Idea of a University, when he concludes, â€Å"He submits to pain, because it is inevitable, to bereavement, because it is irreparable, and to death, because it is his destiny.† (Newman). The Victorian era was known for its religion, and Christianity is expressed all throughout Dracula with symbolism. The weapons the â€Å"Crew of Light† uses to defeat Dracula symbolizes the good guys as disciples of God, while Dracula is signifying evil and the devil. Stoker makes this point by a wicked description that Jonathon Harker describes Dracula as, â€Å"†¦clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere.† (Stoker 42). Harker explains the horrific details of Dracula again with, â€Å"The mouth was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips†¦his ears were pale and at the tops extremely pointed. (Stoker 48). While Dr. Seward was fighting Dracula he stated, â€Å"Instinctively I moved forward with a protective impulse, holding the Crucifix and Wafer in my left hand†¦it was to no surprise that I saw the