Dracula by Bram Stoker reacts to the East-West relationship and fears surrounding it. Dracula also looks at sexuality in the Victorian Era as well as religion in the era. Bram Stoker uses this novel to convey the beliefs, fears, and thoughts of the people of the Victorian Era.
             Sexuality in Dracula is shown in many instances. In some cases, the men in Dracula are shown as being a little feminist. Throughout the whole novel, Dracula is the only one who reproduces to create more vampires. The women vampires and Lucy do not reproduce. In life only women reproduce, so Dracula reproducing seems a little feministic. Mina, the schoolmistress is the brains behind the operation to track down Dracula. Without Mina and her skills, they would not have been able to get to Dracula. However, even though Mina is the brains behind everything, she is still thought of as caring and motherly by the men. Another scene in which sexuality is obvious, is when Arthur, Lucy's lover, kills Lucy. The description of Arthur killing Lucy is very sexually. "...as his untrembling arm rose and fell, driving deeper and deeper the mercy-bearing stake...(Dracula)" The description makes it seem like Arthur is penetrating Lucy turning her from a sexually aggressive vampire back to being sweet and pure. By killing Lucy, the men can forget about Lucy's female sexuality and just think of her as pure and beautiful. Another example of sexuality in Dracula is when Dracula makes Mina drink his blood. "When the blood began to spurt out, he took my hands in one of his, holding them tight, and with the other seized my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound, so that I must either suffocate or swallow some of the - Oh my God, my God! What have I done? (Dracula)" This scene description makes it seem that she is having oral sex. There are a lot of connections between bloodsucking and sexual intercourse in Dracula like the one with Mina. Ove...