Lucy In The Graveyard Scene In Dracula

Dracula has many themes which are represented by the characters themselves. While the most prominent theme included the focus on the imbalance of religion and science, a very subtle but important statement was made about the impact of evil on women. The graveyard scene summarizes Lucy’s progression from an innocent girl to an evil temptress. Not only does this apply specifically to women but anyone who is turned by Dracula.

Thesis: Stoker contrasts the old Lucy with the new Lucy in the graveyard scene to portray her progression to a temptress to demonstrate___________________

Stoker creates a contrast between a light and dark tone to portray Lucy’s change from innocent to evil. Lucy’s “Sweetness”(233) and “purity”(233) was replaced with “Adamantine,

The repeated reference to hell signifies her connection to it because she is a creature associated with satan. Her soul is in hell. This emphasizes the idea of “eyes are the window to the soul” as Stoker heavily focuses on the description of the eyes: “The eyes seemed to throw sparks of hellfire”(234).

“wantonness”(233).

Stoker’s description of innocent Lucy and evil Lucy is reflected through his tone to emphasize the transformation.

Stoker subjectively demonstrates that impure woman are viewed as a temptress and are animal like.

Stoker describes Lucy similarly just as the three women were described in the beginning of the book. The women are described as “Voluptuous”(233). This emphasizes how attractive women become once evil. Lucy seductively put “Arthur ... under a spell”(234).

She treats the child like prey just as the three vampire women did when Dracula brought them a baby.

Lucy the temptress

Being turned to a vampire“Stained the purity of her lawn death-robe”(234). The act of Dracula turning her into a vampire changed her physically and