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Dracula


The only evil character in this book is Dracula,an old man and is clean shaven, except for a long white Victorian mustache and he is clad all in black? (Dracula, 55).He speaks in perfect English and welcomes Harker inside, shaking his hand with an ice-cold, vice-like grip? (Dracula, 55). Dracula explains to him that he will no be able to make the trip to London, but one of his trusted servants will be going along with Harker back to London. After supper Jonathan analyzes Dracula and notices one very strange feature, his mouth is thick and white; they cover sharp white teeth, which stick out over his lip. What Jonathan does not know is that those teeth are canine teeth only found in animals. There are exceptions, for instance, vampires have these teeth so they can puncture the human's carotid vessel in their neck and suck their blood. The first time that Jonathan sees Dracula's cannibal teeth grow is when Harker starts shaving. He accidentally cuts himself and Dracula leaps for his throat so he can suck his blood. Harker touches his crucifix and Dracula'sdemonic fury? vanishes. The strangest event that Harker notices in Dracula's castle isDracula emerge from his room on the floor below, slither out, head downward, in lizard fashion, with his cloak spread out around him like great wings? (Dracula, 179). This shows thatDracula is not a person. He is a presence, an absence that requires concealing? (Wolf, 368). This tells Harker that something is very wrong with this man. He recalls how the peasants behaved very strangely. Then he recalls how the woman acted when she heard the wordDracula,? and after that Harker knows that this man is the fearful demon known as Count Dracula. To make sure that this man is actually a vampire who is known to be evil, he plans to encounter Dracula when it is daytime. Harker goes to Dracula's room and notices that his room is empty except for a door that is partially opened.


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