The ruined abbeys and the decrepit castles are symbols for the collapse of religion and aristocracy, being destroyed by scientific advances, a common theme in the time the book was written. ... He sleeps in a coffin, which is symbolic of the Death culture that Victorian society was obsessed with, which is also shown by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ...
Women and their sexuality is a major theme presented in the novel "Dracula". ... This is an emphasis of the theme of good verses evil. ... Bibliography Introduction to the Everyman edition of "Dracula" by Marjorie Howes "A beginner's guide to Vampires" by Teresa Mooney "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley ...
The Origin of Vampire Stories There is no doubt that stories of occult as a literary theme have enjoyed large success and popularity and that they are still generally popular. ... Nevertheless, the following chapters will show that this perception is not universally accurate by supporting the arguments with quotations from "The most famous of all vampire stories" as it is described on the back cover of the Oxford edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula, "Dracula is a mirror of its age (published in Victorian Era, 1897), its underlying themes of race, religion, science, superstitio...
