I am now actually trully enjoying Dracula. Their hunt for the vampire is now underway and while we haven't seen Dracula for a while we are still hooked showing the mark of a good book since we don't actually mind the absence of the main character.
I loved the spooky bit when Mina wakes up to find her window open despite her knowing she closed it.
Stoker also covers social aspects of life. There are a lot of places where feminists would be appaulled such as Van Helsing saying killing the vampire 'is no job for a woman' which is odd considering Mina has demonstrated that she is the most intelligent person there as well as the most emotionally strong - both Morris and the Lord cry in front of her and need her help. Renfield is finally getting important and Ive now actually started noticing him as it were and the thought of his sanity being biggest the further Dracula is away is a fantastic idea.
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Sunday 1 November 2009
Part 11 On Audiobook
I' m now using the audiobook of Dracula which is very useful since it means I can listen to little bits whenever I want without worrying about carryingt he book around with me.
It's interesting now to see the many paths of people merging. Van Helsing lived in Holland and now he is coming face to face with Mina and Jonathan and now Dracula is getting noticed. My big question is why didn't he kill Jonathan? All those days in the castle Dracula could have killed him once he got safe passage to england but he didn't? Now he's got Van Helsing on his trail because of it.
I was surprised Harker didn't mind Lucy going through his journal. I would have thought he wouldn't want anyone to know because of the horror it contained but I suppose that was the effect of seeing Dracula on the train.
I was stunned Van Helsing already wanted to see Lucy's body. I thought he didn't have enough to go on yet but it shows he obviously knows what he's doing.
I love Van Helsing's explanation that he believes Lucy not to be dead but not to be alive. It poses all sorts of phylosophical issues such as do we love life more than we fear death? Stoker was obviously an intellectual man and I can't wait to see Arthur's reaction to seeing Lucy walking but not really alive. Will he be happy or sad?
It's interesting now to see the many paths of people merging. Van Helsing lived in Holland and now he is coming face to face with Mina and Jonathan and now Dracula is getting noticed. My big question is why didn't he kill Jonathan? All those days in the castle Dracula could have killed him once he got safe passage to england but he didn't? Now he's got Van Helsing on his trail because of it.
I was surprised Harker didn't mind Lucy going through his journal. I would have thought he wouldn't want anyone to know because of the horror it contained but I suppose that was the effect of seeing Dracula on the train.
I was stunned Van Helsing already wanted to see Lucy's body. I thought he didn't have enough to go on yet but it shows he obviously knows what he's doing.
I love Van Helsing's explanation that he believes Lucy not to be dead but not to be alive. It poses all sorts of phylosophical issues such as do we love life more than we fear death? Stoker was obviously an intellectual man and I can't wait to see Arthur's reaction to seeing Lucy walking but not really alive. Will he be happy or sad?
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