Dracula

So, I'm not completely done with this book yet but from what I have read, it's pretty interesting. I don't know why but I actually expected him to walk around in the book wearing a cape. What I liked about this book was that it went straight into the action. Most of the other books that we read like Frankenstein have a really slow introduction which makes it less appealing to the readers because they don't bother getting past it. Dracula on the other hand immediately begins with how Harker is kept captive by Dracula and how he starts to discover how evil the vampire really is. I thought it was interesting how they focused so much on women's sexuality. For example, Lucy is the more sexual one who is praised for her out of the ordinary beauty. Coincidentally, she is also the one to be turned into a vampire and die at the hands of her closest male companions. This is so because of men's fear of losing control. Women are supposed to be the ones who behave and listen to what their husbands tell them to do; however, in the case of a female vampire it is the women who control the men. When men feel this lack of control, they feel the need to destroy. Not only is this so, but also Lucy's sexuality leads to her demise. By being sexually open and seductive, she is violating the code of conduct from that time period where women were supposed to be innocent and pure. On the opposite side of the spectrum is Mina. Not only is she innocent and pure, but she is also very obedient and submissive. She does everything she can to support her husband and not do anything to make him angry. This seems to correlate to the fact that she was the woman who did not die.