The symbols in Dracula are very important to the story as they seem drive the plot. Symbols usually bring a story to be more interesting and helps the reader be more involved into the story. In Dracula, there are many symbols that help you get a better understanding. The appearance of bats represents Dracula’s character because of the nature of them. Bats like the blood of other living things, nocturnal, and overall fit the characterization of Dracula. Harker believed that Dracula transformed himself into a bat. When Lucy and Mina were getting attacked by Dracula, they said that they had seen bats around. The color red appears a lot in this book because it is obviously the color of blood. As Dracula is drawing blood from his victims, it gives off a violent feeling. “The attendant came bursting into my room and told me that Renfield had somehow met with some accident. He had heard him yell; and when he went to him found lying on his face on the floor, all covered with blood. I must go at once. . . .” (235). The reference to blood in this quote give off the dark undertone and overall …show more content…
Most all characters show an element of Christian belief and scientific thought. The Harkers are Protestants who fear god and their love life is through gods eyes as they go through their quick marriage. Most of the characters end conversations that they have with saying their groups success was in god’s hands. Harker realizes that the people of Transylvania give on an evil feeling. The ways the people push away Dracula like garlic, decapitation, and wooden stakes are old superstitions all the way back to the Middle Ages. When the group tries to fight against Dracula, these superstition actually do work and end up killing the vampire. Dracula can be seen as a devil who is on earth or a mythical beast or monster. Dracula is also not described in much detail. A combined belief or religion and science brought the group to kill