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How Does Stoker Use Illustrative Language In Dracula

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Stoker creatively explores dangers of sexual seduction. Vampires cast severe danger over the characters' Victorian values due to their devil-like sexual behavior. Impurity and succumbing to temptation are seen as failures to humanity, as Stoker applies these traits to vampires as demonstration. The strong notion in religion and Victorian roles lead all the characters throughout.

Dracula’s lust for Jonathan is seen through the use of illustrative language and symbolism in passage one. Stoker describes the Count having "eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury" due to the sight of blood. Stoker's utilization of ‘demoniac fury‘ frames Dracula’s behaviour as frighteningly inhumane. Supplementary to his use of red, fiery eyes which symbolizes the …show more content…

Jonathan had began his diary feeling terrified. When remembering his ludicrous encounter, he recalls "there was no reflection of him in the mirror!". Stoker puts this ghastly tone on Jonathan which helps us pity his unfortunate soul. Additionally adds to the gothic style in the novel. The use of an exclamation mark in this example, and also reappears more at the beginning of the passage, amplifies the urgency and intensity of fear Jonathan is now experiencing from Dracula's presence. However, the absence of the punctuation in "[the crucifix] made an instant change in him, for the fury passed so quickly that I could hardly believe that it was ever there", allows a calmer mood onto the rest of the passage. Stoker's modification of his previous text structure indicates Jonathan’s contradictions and the fluctuation of emotion due to it. Jonathan seemingly cannot believe someone can be so sensual, and so he ignores it. Seemingly, believing it’s all a mistake on Dracula’s part. Stoker’s an attempt to dissociate from the distress he is experiencing by distracting himself with 'how [is Jonathan] meant to shave' from the loss of his shaving glass. Hence, importance of purposeful ignorance in Jonathan’s behavior is how he avoids accepting Dracula’s inhumane

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