im still going! ive got to page 45! alot has happened in 30 pages and one thing i have noticd is how fast paced the novel is. it feels like i have already been told the majority of the story when im not yet past the 5th chapter. i am intrested to see what developments there will be to the plot of the novel and what can happen to Jonathon Harker to extend this novel further.
in the last section of Dracula i have read we have finally met the infamous Count himself. i enjoyed reading the description of him as it basically described the standard view of a vampire that we have today. this must be because this was the origin of the ideas of a vampires apperance and this image has since been replicated in: TV, films and even other novels. our perception of the Count changes drastically in the last section i have read. at first the reader sees him as a kind and welcoming man that though is a little strange has the best intrest of his guest at heart. however as the novel goes on we gradually begin to see the Count for who he really is and realise that he is trying to mislead Jonathan to believe that he is a kind and good man when in actual fact he is a demon from the depths of hell. he did a good job of it aswell. as i bagan to read from chapter 1 onwards i felt that Dracula was just a misunderstood man who was gentle and kind. my views of him however quickly changed when he lanched Jonathan's shaving mirror out of the window. this was the first time in my opinion where we saw Dracula as he really is. a monster. later on the reader hears of him climbing down the wall head first and later on sleeping in a coffin. these revelations made me as the reader feel uneasy as these acts are so unnatural.
i am gainning intrest as the novel proggresses in the relationship between Dracula and Jonathan Harker as more information is revealed to him about the count and what he is really like. at first they started off being reasonably friendly. but now Jonathan learns about the count he is becoming increasingly less friendly. i look forward to reading more!!!
i am gainning intrest as the novel proggresses in the relationship between Dracula and Jonathan Harker as more information is revealed to him about the count and what he is really like. at first they started off being reasonably friendly. but now Jonathan learns about the count he is becoming increasingly less friendly. i look forward to reading more!!!
Interesting that you find it fast paced - others have commented on the lack of speed! However, I would agree - there is a ongoing current moving the story forward and keeping us reading. I like the way you pin-point when your responses to Dracula become more negative - why is it here that you begin to change your mind? Is it simply because you empathise with Harker having his possessions destroyed, or is it because of the rage that erupts out of Dracula?
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