Van Helsing In Dracula

Van Helsing is from Denmark, which lies much further west, representing more spiritual ideas. Therefore, he is able to quickly root vampires as the cause of Lucy’s illness. On the other hand, Seward does not come to this conclusion and it becomes very difficult for him to comprehend Van Heilsin’s methods. Van Helsing buys garlic to hang throughout Lucy’s room. He explains how “I make pretty wreath and hang around your neck, so that you sleep well. Oh yes! They’re like the Lotus flower make your trouble forgotten. It smells like the waters of Lethe . and of that fountain of youth that the Conquistadores sought for in the Floridas”(120-121). Van Helsing does not follow along the English path of diagnosing her sickness and finding a cure that she could take. He completely follows the Eastern thought with mystical cures using garlic. He even draws the parallel to the fountain of youth or lotus flower, which are both completely irrational ideas. Dr. Seward does not follow Van Heising and is confused to see a fellow doctor abandon common methods practice and use garlic in a windowsill to cure Lucy. He said “well, Proffessor, I know you always have a reason for what you do, but this certainly puzzles me. It is well we have no skeptic here, or he would say you are working a spell on a evil spirit” (121). Seward does not understand the spiritual reasoning because he thinks it is ludicrous that a spirit could be vampire or other undead creature could be

“Despite the claimed reverence for puritan ideals, the Victorian era brought numerous challenges to Christianity, including the growing trends of materialism, rationalism, communism, and "higher criticism" of the Bible.” (WEB). There was a lot of controversy going on at that time so people were beginning to doubt their religion and the church, these people who were against God were seen as immoral just as Dracula seen as. Just like Mina and Lucy were infected by sinful blood, the people in that time were also brainwashed by scientists to believe that religion was not true. However Bram Stoker reinforced his universal truth to show that in this context, religion was the good and that scientists were the bad of that time. “A great number of people were habitual church-goers, at least once and probably twice, every Sunday. The Bible was frequently and widely read by people of every class; so too were religious stories and allegories.” (WEB). Although some people went astray of their religion, a large part of the population was still true to their roots and followed religious practices. The church’s main goal was to increase its followers, usually the ones off track were brought back only when the doubt was destroyed; Mina’s process of conversion was stopped the same when Dracula was destroyed. Being religious meant the god would keep you in health and if you were evil then you would have a terrible life. Stoker described

"Doing Justice to the complex character of Dracula was one our main goals. He's been portrayed as a monster or as a seducer, but knowing his biography made me think of him as a fallen angel, as Satan...

Christian Salvation, which is defined as the “deliverance by redemption from the power of sin and from the penalties ensuing from it”1 is a repetitive subject in Dracula. As Van Helsing explains, if being staked through the heart the undead can be made to rest as true dead. After that, they regain their souls and are able to take their place with the other angels. Thus also Lucy, who previously not only drank blood from a human but even from a child doesn’t get punished. She gets redemption for her malpractices, which shows after Lucy’ fiancé Arthur drives a stake through her heart under the direction of Van Helsing and sweetness and purity return to her facial expression immediately.

Throughout the Story of Dracula, it is apparent that the standard of a male in contrast to a female is Dramatically greater. We see through the letters that were sent back and forth between Mina and Lucy that Lucy is trying to choose between three men. The first of which is Quincey Morris whom in which is extremely wealthy and has a title to his name, however the downside to choosing him is that he is old. The second of which is Dr. Seward; although he is a doctor it is considered to be a negative due to the fact that his profession is in a mental institution. The problem with his profession being in a mental institution is that during the Victorian era, mental institutions were not a

Jules Zanger reinforces the idea of Dracula as an outsider by making a strong case that Dracula represents Jews, who were persecuted because they were moving to England in large numbers in the late nineteenth century. Zanger is correct in seeing Dracula as a persecuted outsider, but the metaphor of Dracula as a Jew goes beyond the theme of the novel. He could be any outsider

Throughout the Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, one is presented with the presence of many Christian ideals and symbols throughout the text. Count Dracula’s appearance and actions seem to display the perversion of various Christian ideals and symbols and Dr. Van Helsing uses various Christian symbols to defeat Count Dracula. Given that Van Helsing and his posse are able to use the Christian imagery to drive Dracula back to Castle Dracula and eventually defeat him, Stoker might be suggesting that the power of the Christianity and the Christian God will always prevail in a match against evil and the devil.

“Vampire Religion” is an article written about Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” The article is one that was found very useful in reading and understanding the story. Christopher Herbert, the author, argues of the importance that religion and events of the world played on the writing of “Dracula.” There are two parts to the article, one is “Religion/Superstition” and the second part is “The Vampire in the Church.” Both parts are vital to the article.

Where there is evil, there is good in the darkest shadow. Van helsing as the antagonist is the most threating adversary towards Count Dracula in the novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoker. In many novels, the protagonist is the main character who is usually a hero and the antagonist is the character who opposes them, however in this novel “Dracula,” the protagonist is a demon from the pits of hell while the antagonist is the hero who opposes the evil creature. Vanhelsing’s role as the antagonist is seen through specific events of conflict, characterization of both Dracula and Vanhelsing, and the theme of where there is evil, good arises to fight.

In an absurd symbolic sense, the wounds, which are repeatedly reinvented and relished, also happen to connect Van Helsing to the representation of Christ (Pordzik). As a doctor and man of faith, Van Helsing recognizes the significance of the wounds imposed by Dracula. The distinctive bold colors of scarlet and black exemplify the statement Dracula conveys. When communion host Van Helsing wielded a wafer and met Mina’s forehead, it scorched her skin and left a bright crimson mark

Bram Stoker’s Dracula magnificently portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs through one of its central characters, Dracula. Dracula himself, a demonic figure, both in appearance and in behavior, could be considered the Anti-Christ. This idea of Dracula as a gothic Anti-Christ is a major element in the novel. Stoker displays numerous Anti-Christian values, superstitious beliefs, and compares and contrasts the powers of God with those of Dracula.

Van Helsing similarly meets the three female vampires in the night, but he steadfastly maintains his righteousness. When he meets the vampires, he says, “The mere beauty and the fascination of the wanton un-dead have hypnotised him…. Then the beautiful eyes

In the novel, Dracula written by Bram Stoker, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing is a Dutch professor from Amsterdam. The novel emphasizes power of religion against a greater evil. Count Dracula is the devil-like figure in contrast Van Helsing is the God-like figure. Van Helsing is a well-suited opponent against Count Dracula since he is the only person that has that understands Dracula’s true nature. He is a godly, intelligent and witty character.

Dracula is a signet classic novel written by Bram Stoker. This novel is portrayed by an antagonist character known as Count Dracula. He has been dead for centuries yet he may never die. He has a peculiar power of hypnotic fascination but he is weak in god’s daylight. He is immortal as long as he is able to drink blood from the living. He can change his form into a wolf, a bat or a puff of smoke. Dracula get in touch with Jonathan Harker through a real estate transaction. He went to Dracula’s castle through a carriage as were planned. After a few days, he felt as if he were prisoned in the castle as his movements were restricted. Meanwhile, Harker has a fiancée named Mina

Hello everyone, I believe there is a very important parallel in the story between Van Helsing and Dracula; uniquely, they are both foreigners and main characters. Out of all the main characters, they are the only true foreigners in the story, and it seems as though Van Helsing and Dracula are tied together. However, both of these characters’ act entirely different; Van Helsing is always his own unique self and does not feel the need to change who he is or how he acts, while Dracula changes many things about himself so that he can fit into the English society. Furthermore, Dracula has spoken about his history and his accomplishments as if he needs to impress others, such as Johnathan, but Van Helsing is entirely happy being equal to his comrades.