Van Helsing

The style Stoker uses to spell out the saucy genus genus genus genus Dracula, in a serial of diary/journal entries, newspaper clippings, letters, and other documents, makes the story more horrifying and suspenseful. This is because as written this way, the story becomes personal. The ref gets the tincture that the story he/she is reading is true. The novel takes on the persona of a courting file, which makes the story stand out as a true account of tangible events. It makes the reader feel that these terrifying events could very happen. This style of writing contri thoes to fictitious character developing because the characters personalities are unveiled through the writing.For example, when Dr. Seward describes Renfield, unmatched gets a closer look into the head word of Dr. Seward. In this excerpt, even though the reader receives a description of Renfield, the description is only when what Dr. Seward sees and feels. It is a first-hand account of what a character thi nks and feels through his own writing. The reader does non learn well-nigh Renfield in this excerpt, but learns round Dr. Seward. This is so because Dr. Seward makes certain conclusions about Renfield, which may or may not be true. Dr. Seward states what he sees, perhaps not what Renfield is actually uniform.Renfield is a patient at Dr. Sewards insane asylum. Renfield is described as a refined gentle humanness who eats receive creatures much(prenominal) as insects and birds. He believes that eat these living things gives him their life-force. Renfield fed the flies to the spiders, wherefore fed the spiders to the birds, stockpiling their life-force. When he was denied a cat to which to feed the birds, Renfield at the birds himself. Renfield was use by Stoker to drive the plot. It was through Renfield that the reader first learned about view Dracula as a vampire and deal Draculas dark introduction.Renfield helped Count Dracula at first, but betrayed him because he was in lo ve with Mina. Renfield protected her, and it terms him his life. Renfield is excessively an image of the theme of godliness and sempiternal life. Renfield ate living creatures in an attempt to reach eternal life. He thought he would live ceaselessly if he could steal others life-force. This is the goal of the Christian faith, to achieve eternal life. However, Renfield wanted to physically live, while Christians look forward to their souls having eternal life. Renfield contributed to the conflict because he helped all of the characters in some way.For instance, Renfield helped Dr. Seward and new wave Helsing realize what Count Dracula was. Renfield also helped Count Dracula lure Mina and Lucy to him. He also helped Mina to escape Count Dracula. Without Renfield, their would not be a story. Renfield contributed to the conflict about when he helped Count Dracula in his evil plans. Renfield came under Count Draculas give when Count Dracula made an asseverate to give Renfield an unlimited supply of diet if Renfield helped him. When confronted by Mina, Count Draculas obsession, Renfield tells her to run away.Count Dracula finds out about this and is so furious that he enters Renfields cell and breaks his neck. Without Renfield, Count Dracula probably would not have been adequate to do or so of the things he did. Religion, as a major theme of the novel, plays a large role. Many items and people are deemed either holy or unholy. For instance, Van Helsing could be considered holy and Dracula could be considered unholy. Van Helsing likens his mission of chasing Count Dracula to one of the old knights of the Cross. (pg. 508) Therefore, Van Helsing could be understood as a virtuous man, doing the will of God to rid the world of a monster.Count Dracula is considered a goddam figure and Van Helsing suggests that Christian icons, such as a crucifix, are the most effective weapons against evil. Stoker uses religious symbolic representation because he intende d Dracula to be a cautionary tale, such as an urban legend. Dracula was written at a time when scientific and sociable advancements, such as Darwins theory of organic evolution and women gaining more liberties, posed a curse to the traditional, religious way of life. Stoker obdurate to personify this curse in Dracula. In another passage, Van Helsing criticizes Dr.Seward for relying too firmly on reason. It could be argued that Van Helsing is the defender of tradition while Dr. Seward is a man of erudition. Van Helsing goes so far as to actually blame science for Dr. Sewards logical system thinking. Van Helsing believes that one should rely severely on faith, not science. This might pertain to the novels central theme of the consequences of modernity because science is a threat to religion like Count Dracula is a threat to the other characters in the story. Stoker, Bram. Dracula. United land Archibald Constable and Company. 1897.