Dracula Summary Essay, Research Paper

DRACULABasically, the setting of the book is in the Castle Dracula, on a high mountain in Transylvania. Here the Count, Dracula lives. He has never been seen during the day, and most of the residents in Transylvania know that something evil takes placein the castle in which Count Dracula lives in, but none of them will speak about it.Jonathan Harker, a young Englishman, is invited to stay in the castle of Dracula to stay in as a guest. Every night though, when Mister Harker goes to his room to stay, he sees a figure crawl down the outside walls each night. At first he thinks that it is a bat that he sees, but then realizes that it is Dracula with a long black cloak. Dracula then puts Harker under his influence by sucking his blood, which then puts Harker as his slave. Count Dracula does this because he needs Harker to watch his coffin while they journey towards England. Dracula wishes to enter England to feed on more blood of the citizens, that way his own existence can expand. This is the end of the Transylvania scene.

Dracula s new victims in England are mostly charming and intelligent group of people, (which are connected to Harker in some way). The part where I am up to, Dracula has fallen in love with Harker s fiance, Mina, and wishes to make her his bride. I will read on to see what will happen.