Bram Stoker's Use Of Symbols In Dracula

Since the book, Dracula has been published, it has excited so many of its readers. Due to the combination of its symbolism, themes and characters. In order for anyone to comprehend what is beyond the story, readers must have a knowledge or the plot of the book itself as well as Bram Stoker's own life. When they have fully understood him and the story, it becomes fairly easy for the audience to break down the characters, as well as the themes and symbolism that lie within. Although many people see Dracula as a big gothic story about vampires, the author uses his symbols,his characters and his variety of themes to show that Dracula can bee seen through a brand new historical standpoint as well as a biblical standpoint. Bram Stoker, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1847. He was very sick as a kid, so he would spend his days reading books and listening to the scary stories his mother would tell him often. The horror stories his mother

In the biblical viewpoint, the story’s self-Dracula helps to show that, even though we gain more knowledge,we should not forget some of the things we consider as “religious traditions”. For in the story, Van Helsing explains to Dr. Seward that he tries to use science to explain everything, where he dismisses the supernatural phenomenon rather than question the limits of his knowledge. In fact, they go back to using Christian symbols to stop the vampires. For example, the crucifix is used to impair a vampire’s power. While reading where Quincey sacrifices his life to rid the world of Dracula’s influence, one would think of the Bible, John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). One could imagine the Christianity that lies between the lines of this novel, though the author does not bluntly state it, if a reader analyzes the text correctly they could pick it