Abby Goff Ms. Mastrokyriakos English A 24 November 2014 Dracula Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland on November 8th, 1847. Stoker moved to London, England where he died on April 20th, 1912 caused of syphilis and possibly a stroke. Growing up, he was frequently ill and while he laid in bed his mother would tell him horror stories, which may have influenced Bram Stoker’s writing genre (Information about Bram Stoker). He is commonly known as the father of vampire fiction. For quite a long time, Bram Stoker used his original title, The Undead (Delahoyde). Writing several phenomenal novels, his melodramatic book, Dracula, published on May 26th, 1897, is one of the most known and most popular. Although the novel is completely …show more content…
This setting made the upcoming conflicts of the story predictable, yet surprising. Children have been temporarily disappearing, which made others believe that Dracula was at his evil schemes once again, until they caught Lucy in action. The once good and sweet friend that they knew and loved was a completely different person. While they were originally hunting down Dracula, they now have a new mission. It’s a controversy subject for the characters, that is, to kill their undead friend so her, and her soul, may rest in peace. The change of mood at the end of the novel changes not only the character’s attitudes and actions, but thoughts as …show more content…
His choice in the writing style made his novel seem unbelievably realistic, although it’s fiction and based on the folktales and fears of vampires as well as the typical traditions people were held to in the time of the Victorian Era. Having journals written by each character helped add the realness of the plot as well as allow the readers feel as if they were part of the book. Bram Stoker used two settings with two different types of moods. The first setting being Transylvania, which was dark, eerie, and mysterious, and the second setting England, which was calm and easy going. He then combined the two moods when the protagonist, Jonathan Harker, came back to London. The combination helped form some of the main conflicts that occurred throughout the novel. Without the clever settings and writing Bram Stoker included in his famous novel Dracula, the story would not have been as nearly good as it is. Each character’s attitudes also played a big part in making the conflicts occur. Jonathan Harker’s oblivious and quietness and Lucy Westerna’s innocence and sweetness made them both easy, acquirable victims for Dracula. Harker’s new sense of courage after leaving Transylvania caused him to seek out Dracula for revenge. All of the characters in Bram