Bram Stoker Seward Elements Of Dracula
In passage #1 of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, Stoker describes an event in which Dr. Seward, Quincey Morris, Lord Godalming, and Van Helsing decapitate Lucy in her vampiress state in order to truly kill her. Through Dr. Seward’s description of actions done by the men in order to kill Lucy, and the pathetic fallacy described after their task was complete, Stoker conveys a tone of relief in the passage. The men needed to decapitate Lucy and fill her mouth with garlic in order to truly end her life and ensure not only their own safety, but the safety of innocent people in London. As the men are preparing to kill Lucy, Dr. Seward describes their actions very bluntly and short, with no detail, showing that they were done with determination and
solace. After they decapitate her, the weather is described to be cheerful and bright, depicting the sense of relief the men have now that the vampiress that is Lucy has been killed and they do not have to worry about being endangered. “There was gladness and mirth and peace everywhere, for we were at rest ourselves on one account, and we were glad, though it was with a tempered joy” (Stoker 186). Lucy was turned from a gentle, dainty, traditional Victorian woman to a voluptuous, and angry vampiress. By decapitating her it was not only establishing safety, but returning her back to her original self. While in her vampiress state the men deemed her unholy and repulsing and did not enjoy seeing Lucy in the state other than a traditional Victorian woman. The sunny and joyous weather is used to reflect the characters emotions about Lucy becoming pure again. A tone of relief is presented in this passage due to the fact that the men were all relieved that the vampiress side of Lucy was dead and that she would die being remembered as a young, beautiful and pure Victorian woman.
solace. After they decapitate her, the weather is described to be cheerful and bright, depicting the sense of relief the men have now that the vampiress that is Lucy has been killed and they do not have to worry about being endangered. “There was gladness and mirth and peace everywhere, for we were at rest ourselves on one account, and we were glad, though it was with a tempered joy” (Stoker 186). Lucy was turned from a gentle, dainty, traditional Victorian woman to a voluptuous, and angry vampiress. By decapitating her it was not only establishing safety, but returning her back to her original self. While in her vampiress state the men deemed her unholy and repulsing and did not enjoy seeing Lucy in the state other than a traditional Victorian woman. The sunny and joyous weather is used to reflect the characters emotions about Lucy becoming pure again. A tone of relief is presented in this passage due to the fact that the men were all relieved that the vampiress side of Lucy was dead and that she would die being remembered as a young, beautiful and pure Victorian woman.