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    rean0%6 Bram Stoke's Dracula: A Reflection and Rebuke of Vitarian Society - Inui Journal Insel rl Literature Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Reflection and Rebuke of Victorian Society 8y Amanda M. Podonsky ‘zm, VOL.2N0.0216.121 » 100 17 ‘Bram Stoker's now legendary novel, Dracula, s not just an 8 ‘Amanda M.Pedonsky graduaio n 2013 wi a sgendary novel, Dracula, is notjustany KEYWORD! Bocholra dope in Petoninpparel Des piace of cul-spawning ficton, but rather atime capsule BramSiokr Oracut Haman om Pmt Unter Rad WA. ‘containing the popular thoughts, ideas, and beliefs ofthe orcs Vinotes tir oct victorian era tat paints an elaborate picture of what socity FROM THE INQUIRIES JOURNAL BLOG was Ike for Sram Stoker's generation, DO ee FT ee a Tete es votets morc cus ary on he conan of wt sox. ad ois hey I) vowrosncta tout Abe tin, san hmeegnniy wate sonra tap wth empl conan Pt ° “, PID orev nor ont ert ronsarce ol onpann vine wang agent ro neta onpatn 1 book, and r , ae | However, is important to explote the Views ang atmosphere ofthe time period of Dracula's wring to boler understand how the legendary “ev thal s Dracula came o be. A result of common Vetoran-era fears and Stoker's oan personal views on sex and homosexuality, Dracula @ marvel Boat stemming from many sources. oy Getting Published ‘2 ¥ Dracula was written and published before the suffragette movement had taken off (Levin *4) during the early-mig 20th century, leaving the expectations and standards for women extremely ming, ‘Though society maintained stret social standards and expectations for both sexes, men were ppermited many more freedoms and pleasures than their female counterparts, The patriarchal tendencies and views of the Vitrian society further enforced male superiorty and dominance over women (therefore automatically granting tham the most eadoms), which in tu also provided couriless excuses to justy male sexually and carnal urges; especially those which women wore expected to suppress and constantly refrain from expressing Iwas unheard of for a female to be sexualy assertive in any way, and such an idea woule likely have been avery aaturbing and frightening concept toa conservative soc.ty, seeing a it was deemed unnatural fr and decent lady to behave in such @ manner. The theory usttying the abnermalty ofa female sex drives that “male sxual pleasure ('s) necessary for reproduction and feral pleasure (s) not, (therefore) sexual pleasure (i) the sole providence of men (Welman and Dionisapoulas 34; Lyndon 202; Bohn 25). The mentalty umately supported the conchsion tha the female sex dtve has no purpase an, therefore, should not exist. it was, infact apparent, one can assume the women would be chastised for boing “unnaturar’, and most “unnatural” occurrences ofthe Vctoran era could only be explained by the workings of “evil forces (chiely Satanic powers). The tee mistress vampires encountered in Dracula's castle “represent all the quaifes of how a woman should not be; voluptuous and sexually aggrossve" (Poktas 1). [Amain advocate of Stoker's novel summarizes and epitome ofthe mixed feelings and emotions \hich would potantialy have surfaced in a situation where the man is confronted by the woman: The fig wonton her bes and ben over fil gloating, There wa. deliberate voluprousnesswhidh was ot hing and repulsive, an as se arhed her nec, she actully licked her ips ikea anil fil cold seein the mong he moisture sining on he scar ips and om hereto as it ape the whit, sharp, eah(Stoker 50 ‘This particular passage describes the mixed feelings man had towards forward women; temptation ‘made the “unnaturar occurrence of female sexual advances desirable (ast was the “forbidden bepihwwwingiresjournal com/aricles/18Abram:stokers-dracule-«-eflection-and-buke-c-victrian- society 15 rrean0%6 bepihwwwingiresjournal com/aricles/18Abram:stokers-dracule-«-eflection-and-buke-c-victrian- society Bram Stoke's Dracula: A Reflection and Rebuke of Vitarian Society - Inui Journal frat), yet rom a God-beleving gentleman's standpoint, twas purely ell and almost animalistic. ‘Aluding tothe fact that, again, a man's sexual attraction wats not entirely his own faul or responsibilty (per 33), this passage also insinuates that women can only be seductively appealing winen deliberately tampting a man to “Tako the foriddan fruit’ himsel; another reference to evils association with a woman's sexualty Even ia woman tempted @ man and he took he bate, t would sti be considered the woman's fault for defying the set socal expectations for proper ladies, as tho ‘men could not easily control wnat was natural to them. [Expectations and standards concerning ladylxe behavior we ‘expression of many natural emotions and freedoms: very confining and limited the "A woman cold not how her lege reve say Teg Ben pian ad Tbe end shove (wore flay coverings as not be seen (Neither) enor breast could be (spoken in polite company” (Levin 103. Rules such asthe above stated show just how ridiculous ané rigid Vietorian’s standards for laces could become. The importance ofthese rules" can most Ikely be accredies to the fac that to the ‘male counterparts, women were a reputation of pul, vulnerabilly, weakness, and naive innocence. Ir woman were ever to reverse the roles and become “sexually aggressive’(Pektas 1) and assertive about her destes, her image of chaste fragily and submissive dependence upon men woul be shattered, diluting the superior, dominant image of men, as wel, One can assume that women who ware, in fact, more sexually open and assertive were labeled as having “tint their Innocence with the deadly sin of "ist", and were surely on an unholy path to damnation. When Lucy \Westerna becomes “sinted’ with the evils of Dracula (thus becoming a “husty" representation of the female 6gute) her overall mannerisms are described as having a “cold-bloodedness" (Stoker 240) to them, greatly contrasting wih te previous descriptions of her loving and vituous demeanor when she was chaste and conservative, ‘The concept of ev! incorporated with aggressive sexual behaviours and sexual temptations very ‘much play into the evil and appaling behaviors of Dracula. The beliefs of Stokes generation ‘magnified the akeady obscene tendencies of the character himself, adversely creating a shock factor amongst tho Victorian audionce, making an epic contribution tothe controversial viows of sex and sexuality within the society. Women's rights in a heterosexual relationship were not nearly as prominent an issue as the ongoing confleis over the concept of homosexuality, which Stoker was winess o on a firsthand account. It was a very serious matter, especialy in an age when anything out ofthe ordinary was considered to be “unnatural” and, again, to be “unnatural” meant tobe against God's wil (wnat was “norma, ‘herefore making it evil ané wrong. Homosoxualy was, i fac, so serious a matter within society that lewas even consdered tobe @ erie, punishable by imprisonment fied and found gulty of Participating n homoerotic behaviors. Some whom were “found) quit of "commiting acts of gross indoceney’ (ble 83; Pektas 7) could be “convieted to the maximum of two years in jalwth hard labour (bid 83; Pokats 7) Further adding to the shock-actor and controversy ofthe novel, an underlying homoerotic theme is carefully laid down by Stoker via many homosexual references, insinuations, and symbolism Uhroughout the book. Amos as though playing direc off of society's fears ofthe “unnatural, the count seems fo be an exaggerated representation of the cancept canceming the "evils" of abnormal and how i can stem trom ane source and infect the surrounding socely wth discord and misfortune, Miroring the socal fears and distaste towards homosexual, the count embodies the concept of the “abnormar” mingling among a norma” society, chiaty by posing as a "sexual threat ho threatens to destroy the maral order and turn (his surroundings) into @ dopraved society through Fis voltion of peopl" (Pektas 2). Most prominent among his offences, the count volates men “by penetrating ane sucking the blood” which is vowed as “a coding of homosexual acts" (Peklas 2). This reinforces the play upon the apprehensive feelings towards the acceptance of what is “diffrent, as it Is an example of how one ev thrown into a “pure” society can cause a large-scale onslaught of chaos and ance eT BOTY MTT THT EAT associated with intercourse" (Pebtas 2). The Vieorans RELATED. BBABINGod tat biood did indood have such an intimate elaton to spermatic ids as a rrean0%6 Monthly Newsletter Signup ‘The evslaer tga ecrselecton ton te Joaral auld ps rom og Ema Fst Name Follow us via BSS or Twiter and get updates from Inquires Joumal Sabsaie 009 Bram Stoke's Dracula A Reflection and Rebuke of Vitarian Society - Inguiios Journal tat orignal characterises betwen he wo substances thersehes. Sealy ‘Vamyphsindatfdttdess S26) S$ph6 B3 beon just recent discovered, and were il relatively nari gseedng society. cerning tht ood could pas cease (denied es bed lod” ee en econg at pasha hese une ee peirenteasis te wo nes vay aces sb) aaastemararerin ed Pocus Nuss 's een sna sud ites) je tanen 9) ab est nng ono he ewet andiiueLSaterbing scat fade at that point in time. Thus it became a popular ‘Stevansersational and debatable topic aang the intelectual, reinforcing te value ofthe bei via repel ni de wevasionalwisinierpretaion (which dstored its severty and caused itto become Le ron etes Perceptions of Heroes: ) and Vilas in urd eee yen te alty and lust-drven behaviors in Dracula was derived itn varios ional s 7s. fs Fashioning tho character Orca atr a reat nitric! gute, te = let inreased te fame of Romarian yar, Vilav Dracula. Siok’ ascraton wih he butaly of Dracula Bogen when he “escoore (Vd Dracula) SERFLPERAIWERA ns novel ane Norn Yorks rary (Bom 4) ad eddy was insped ‘rough ie the main chart, and ave he vory book se, rte prince. One ean assume that Stoker, showng great interest an curostyn al ings sexual. as fascinates not by Dracus economic of pla acleveents rng hil, by he appaling methods of lortire he used tum soxuaty it a concept xedyassocated wth pin and evi wt he minds of subjects ad Dracula presented) a sais sexuntyn delveringpurishment for mocal cies such as letidety’ (Bohn 14). an ton the punshmentinveved the margin ofthe sexual organs oF ielemert. Using enigma pprosces fo suntan power and contol ver he mind of his peopl, Vind Dracula (ao known as "Va the Impaler’) woul punish sueh minor sins as an uta te by eating ou) nr sonal organs ane "saning) ner ave" (Bohn 14). purishment omens wo dé nt rman vigins unl mariage was to have he “ples cal om (the) woman's breasts 2 red ot von shoved taugh the vagina nthe ebument emerged rom ho mou (Bahn 14), theater contaring several sexi connotaone ivavng the pel sing of sual viva te mouth (ora sex) or vagina (vagina sox). gone, ed the Impaler emphasized the importance of remaining pure ar chase, ough aking a much more extremist approach than he Melorans di Aga thse heinous acts fetter enforced the ev of una st by

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