Homosexuality In Dracula By Bram Stoker

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Bram Stoker entertained a subject that was not an appropriate manor to be discussed during the time period in which it was written; sex, within the text of Stoker’s novel Dracula was something that both fascinated and horrified its audience. The concepts of this novel dove deep beneath the surface of normal sexual enticements, and gave the readers an image of abnormal sexuality between that of a human and a vampire, of normal person and a person of great power, of men and women, and even of men and men. Dracula’s sexual desires throughout the story line allows interpretation to Bram Stoker’s sexuality in real life. To understand the concept of sexuality within the lines of Dracula, the reader must first understand how The Count Dracula’s bloodline works. The first idea of Dracula’s bloodline comes from the pivotal moment where Harker is confronted by three different women while in his castle. It seems as though these women are attempting to seduce Harker, but are driven away by Dracula once he …show more content…

The three women give Harker the concept of heterosexual lust with homosexual tendencies. Harker describes his situation with the three women. “Lower and lower went her head as the lips went below the range of my mouth and chin and seemed to fasten on my throat… I could feel the soft, shivering touch of the lips on the supersensitive skin of my throat”. This would be an example of heterosexual tendencies between the women and Harker, showing his utter excitement with the woman at his throat. “…and the hard dents of the two sharp teeth, just touching and pausing there. I closed my eyes in a languorous ecstasy and waited - waited with a beating heart”, this line shows Harker’s homosexual cravings by giving his desires, such as the woman’s fang approaching his throat, and how he is excited for the moment of penetration (Stoker

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