"Jon 17 uly, yesterday, one of the men, Olgaren, came to my cabin, and in an awestruck way confided to me that he thought there was a strange man aboard the ship (82, Stoker)."(In a log of the captain of the ship.)
This passage shows how mysterious Dracula is and frightening. In more of the captain's log, he talks about how some men have gone missing, and the captain is found tied to the wheel, alone, and dead when the ship docks. The book is being told all from first person which makes it better to get to know the characters. The chapters switch back and forth from letters and multiple people's diaries and journals. It can get confusing at times because it starts to stray away from the original story. However, this also makes it more interesting. I don't feel like I'm being set up for an obvious ending.
Questions:
1. Why did Dracula have to sneak into England?
2. What happened to Jonathan?
3. Other than these, I genuinely don't have any clue where this story is going.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Dracula- Bram Stoker
The first few chapters of the book are Jonathan Harker's diary. In the beginning he is on his way to Dracula's castle. I was surprised to learn that it was to talk more about a home Dracula wishes to buy in London. Dracula is described older and more repulsive than I would have thought. Jonathan still does not know that Dracula is a vampire even with all the strange things he's notice happen.
"When I found that I was a prisoner a sort of wild feeling came over me. I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find; but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other things. When I look back after a few hours I think I must have been mad for the time,for I behaved much as a rat does in a trap(27 Stoker)."
In this passage is when the story starts to gain momentum. Jonathan has been staying out of courtesy but then he realizes that he has no choice. Before this, the story seemed as though it could be going no where, but then he indulges the audience's curiosity of what's in the rest of the castle. He finds all of the rooms locked except one. And then the first people other than Dracula and Jonathan are seen inside the castle. Jonathan lays awake but motionless while one of then bites his neck, which is an unusual reaction because most people would scream in pain.
"When I found that I was a prisoner a sort of wild feeling came over me. I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find; but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other things. When I look back after a few hours I think I must have been mad for the time,for I behaved much as a rat does in a trap(27 Stoker)."
In this passage is when the story starts to gain momentum. Jonathan has been staying out of courtesy but then he realizes that he has no choice. Before this, the story seemed as though it could be going no where, but then he indulges the audience's curiosity of what's in the rest of the castle. He finds all of the rooms locked except one. And then the first people other than Dracula and Jonathan are seen inside the castle. Jonathan lays awake but motionless while one of then bites his neck, which is an unusual reaction because most people would scream in pain.
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