Analyzing Dracula by Destinee Jackson https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6 Unit 6 Study Questions en-us 2017-04-29 17:56:44 UTC 2026-01-01 00:07:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png 1. How does Stoker use dates, cultural customs, geography, and Jonathan’s descriptions to make thisstory seem realistic but so remotely located that his fellow Victorian readers would probably notalready know anything about the region Jonathan travels to? Give one example of each of thosefour elements. jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023385 Stoker uses dates to show some sort of evidence that the events actually took place. He describes the Carpathian mountains and uses directions to make his evidence realistic. The cultural customs, such as obtaining recipes, help show his interest in the Count's castle. Johnathan's descriptions are to help paint a picture of his experiences.]]> 2017-04-29 18:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023385 2. In general what are some of the positive impressions Jonathan has of the various clans of peasantshe experiences during his journey from England? What behavior of theirs does he find disturbingeverywhere he goes? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023537 Johnathan believed the peasants dressed nice for being peasants. A peasant bowed to him when she introduced herself. The behavior of the peasants when Johnathan asks about the Count and his castle was as if they didn't know anything about him or were terrified of Johnathan leaving to go see the Count.]]> 2017-04-29 18:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023537 3. Describe Jonathan’s reaction to being given a crucifix by one of the peasant women he meets. jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023623 Johnathan was hesitant, and confused. He didn't understand why she had given him a crucifix.]]> 2017-04-29 18:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023623 4. What examples can you find in the setting, the things Jonathan sees or hears, and the things thecharacters say to one another that contribute to a sense of suspense/urgency/doom in thischapter? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023652 The way the peasant women reacted to him going to visit the Count contributes to the sense of suspense and doom. The setting is rather dull, and mysterious. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023652 5. How does Jonathan react when faced with sights for which he can find no rational explanation? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023702 Johnathan reacts with curiosity and a little bit of fear.]]> 2017-04-29 18:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023702 BONUS question: What old German poem does a peasant in Chapter 1 refer to, and to which fastriding “character” in that poem does he compare the Count? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023723 The peasant refers to "Lenore", and compares the Count to the dead.]]> 2017-04-29 18:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023723 6. How do Castle Dracula and the surrounding region match the standard Gothic features you learnedabout in Unit 1? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023767 Castle Dracula was deep in the outskirts of the general public. The region was mysterious, and had a supernatural allure to it. The area terrified the horses of the driver escorting Johnathan to Castle Dracula. The mountains made the region very cold. It sounded as if the wolves were following them. The castle itself was dark, and in ruins.]]> 2017-04-29 18:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023767 7. In what ways does the description of the Count resemble that of a (nonhuman) animal? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023918 The Count's facial features sound like that of a bat or a wolf. His hands were also that of a wolf. His breath was disgusting, and his touch was chilly.]]> 2017-04-29 18:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023918 8. What two things happen when the Count interrupts Jonathan’s morning shave? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023997 The Count didn't have a reflection in Johnathan's mirror. When Johnathan cut himself, the Count became demonic and grabbed at Johnathan's throat. Johnathan moved away, and the Count was snapped back into reality when he touched the rosary.]]> 2017-04-29 18:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169023997 9. What does Jonathan find suspicious about the staffing of the Count’s castle? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024096 Johnathan finds it suspicious that there is no staffing in the castle.]]> 2017-04-29 18:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024096 10. How would you describe the way the Count feels about his ancestors’ performance in the greatbattles during Transylvanian history? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024128 The Count feels proud of his ancestors and how they fought.]]> 2017-04-29 18:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024128 11. What instructions does the Count give Jonathan about what to write in his letters home? Whatinstructions does the Count give him about sleeping? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024158 The Count tells Johnathan to write in his letters home that he'll be staying with the Count for another month. He also didn't want him talking about anything but business in his letters. The Count instructs Johnathan to not fall asleep in any part of the castle, but the room he is currently staying in.]]> 2017-04-29 18:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024158 12. What horrifying situation happens to Jonathan after he disregards the Count’s warning and fallsasleep in the empty chamber of ladies? How is he saved? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024285 Johnathan finds himself surrounded by lady vampires, which he doesn't realize are vampires. One is about to bite his neck when the Count swoops in to save him.]]> 2017-04-29 18:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024285 13. How is Jonathan's plan thwarted to secretly have local gypsies mail letters for him? How else is Jonathan now being cut off from the rest of the world according to his May 31st journal entry? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024294 The Count was the man who Johnathan tossed his secret letters to out of the window. Because of this, the Count has gotten rid of all of the paper in the castle and all of Johnathan's notes. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024294 14. When Jonathan spots the Count leaving dressed in Jonathan’s stolen clothes, for what purpose does he suspect the Count has had him post-date his letters and stolen his clothes? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024309 Johnathan believes that the Count has dressed up as him to make sure that people have seen Johnathan on the dates he post-marked. He suspects that the Count is planning to do evil deeds dressed up as him, so the blame will be on Johnathan.]]> 2017-04-29 18:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024309 15. How does the Count look different the second time Jonathan sees him in his “coffin” on the day the gypsies come to start transporting boxes? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024317 The Count looks younger the second time Johnathan sees him in his coffin. His white mustache had turned gray, and there was blood trickling down from his mouth. All of his features had looked younger than the first time he saw him, and he also looked gorged in blood.]]> 2017-04-29 18:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024317 16. What offer do both John Seward and Quincey Morris nobly make to Lucy after she rejects both of their marriage proposals? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024334 John Seward and Quincey Morris nobly offered their friendship to her.]]> 2017-04-29 18:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024334 17. As mentioned in Quincey’s letter to Arthur, how do the three suitors know one another? What are Quincey and John Seward inviting Arthur to come do with them (and why)? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024350 The three suitors know each other from the Corena. Quincey and John want Arthur to join them for dinner so they can celebrate Arthur winning the heart of Lucy.]]> 2017-04-29 18:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024350 18. Although Mr. Swales’ dialect is hard to understand, it is clear he hates it when lies are told. What sorts of “lies” does he say some of the tombstones’ carved messages are telling us? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024360 Mr. Swales is saying that most of the tombstones that are carved with messages saying "here lies" or "in memory of" are lying because there aren't even bodies in the graves. Many of the bodies weren't found, and the tombstones with messages saying that a body lies here are lying.]]> 2017-04-29 18:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024360 19. What is Renfield’s disturbing hobby that Dr. Seward reveals to us through his journal entries fromJune 5 through July 20? What is Renfield’s purpose for doing this? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024386 Renfield's disturbing hobby is catching insects and birds, and eating them. His purpose for this is to obtain their life forces.]]> 2017-04-29 18:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024386 20. What worries Mina about Jonathan during her stay in Whitby? What worries her about Lucy? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024394 Mina is worried about Johnathan because she hasn't heard from him in so long. Mr. Hawkins sent her a letter Johnathan had sent him from Castle Dracula, and the line enclosed doesn't sound like something Johnathan would say. She's worried about Lucy because she's started sleepwalking again.]]> 2017-04-29 18:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024394 21. What sort of omen does Mr. Swales give us when he apologetically approaches Mina at the end of Chapter 6 and talks about the wind? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024401 The omen Mr. Swales talks about is the smell of death. He smells it in the winds that are coming. He knows there's a storm coming, and not just the physical kind.]]> 2017-04-29 18:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024401 22. After the mysterious ship The Demeter finally washes to shore during the terrible storm, who are the only two beings that are seen by the anxious crowd? What has happened to the rest of the crew? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024432 The only two beings seen by the anxious crowd are a dog and a dead captain. The rest of the crew mysteriously disappeared one by one before the storm. Dracula boarded the ship, and ate the crew.]]> 2017-04-29 18:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024432 23. Unaware of a vampire, how does Mina think Lucy got the two tiny holes in her neck when they are together the next morning after Mina searched for the sleepwalking Lucy? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024456 Mina thinks she pricked Lucy with the safety pin she used to hold up the shawl around Lucy's neck.]]> 2017-04-29 18:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024456 24. According to Mina in her August 18th journal entry, how has Lucy described what happened to her on the night she sleepwalked to the tombstone seat where Mina found her and shook her awake? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024474 Lucy describes what happened to her as if she weren't sleepwalking, and she was conscious through the whole thing. She also explains that she again saw the long, dark figure with red eyes and afterwards felt a very sweet and bitter feeling all around her. She says that it felt as if her soul had left her body, and when Mina shook her awake it was like an earthquake had been shaking her. She saw Mina shaking her body before it even happened.]]> 2017-04-29 18:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024474 25. How has Renfield’s attitude changed towards Dr. Seward and also towards his “pets” (the spiders)? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024481 Renfield no longer cares about anything, and says that "the master" is now in control. Dr. Seward explains it as religious mania. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024481 26. Who do Dr. Seward and his staff believe Renfield is talking to (or about) when he refers to “the Master”? Why might this make him even more dangerous than if he were only a homicidal maniac? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024514 Dr. Seward believes Renfield is talking about God when he refers to "the Master". This makes him more dangerous because eventually he will begin to see himself as God. A homicidal and religious maniac is way more dangerous than just a homicidal maniac.]]> 2017-04-29 18:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024514 27. When Renfield escapes, he only goes as far as the Carfax estate next door, where Seward then overhears him talking to his “master.” Who owns Carfax now? Who is Renfield probably really talking to at Carfax? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024521 Dracula owns Carfax now, and Renfield was probably talking to him.]]> 2017-04-29 18:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024521 28. According to Mina, how is Jonathan different now than when she last saw him months ago? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024527 Johnathan has suffered a great deal of shock. He is eager to marry Mina, so they get married the same day she comes to visit him. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024527 29. What does Mina do with Jonathan’s journal as a symbol of her trust in him? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024541 Mina wraps his journal in white paper, and seals it with a seal and her wedding ring. She tells him that, as a symbol of her trust, she will never open it unless it is to help him. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024541 30. From Dr. Seward’s long description of Dr. Van Helsing, how do you think Seward feels about him?Why has he chosen Van Helsing in particular to come help him diagnose Lucy? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024553 It seems as if Dr. Seward has a high respect, and admiration for Dr. Van Helsing. He seems to know him quite well, and thinks highly of his work. He has chosen Van Helsing to come help him diagnose Lucy because he is a very intelligent doctor. He is experienced in his work, and rather confident too. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024553 31. Why might Van Helsing not want to say much yet about what he suspects is wrong with Lucy? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024559 Van Helsing isn't sure of what is wrong with her yet, and he doesn't want to release false information. He wants to be 100% certain of her diagnosis before telling anyone.]]> 2017-04-29 18:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024559 32. When Van Helsing wakes Dr. Seward on the tenth of September, how has Lucy’s appearance suddenly changed from the night before when she had recovered from her successful blood transfusion? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024575 Lucy's appearance took a turn for the worst. Every inch of her skin had turned white, and it was as if the blood transfusion had done nothing. Her heart was beating very shallow like. She looked very close to death.]]> 2017-04-29 18:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024575 33. What does Van Helsing receive in a package from Harlem, and what does he do with it? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024588 Van Helsing receives white flowers (garlic) in the package from Harlem. He proceeds to give them to Lucy. They are for "medicinal" purposes.]]> 2017-04-29 18:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024588 34. How did Lucy’s mother accidentally put Lucy in further danger during the night while the two doctors had gone away? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024597 Lucy's mother took the garlic off of Lucy's neck, and opened the window during the night.]]> 2017-04-29 18:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024597 35. Where do we know the Count has been according to the newspaper interview with Mr. ThomasBilder? What was he visiting there? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024609 The Count had been at the zoo. He was visiting the wolves that lived there.]]> 2017-04-29 18:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024609 36. Think back (or look again) on the telegram Van Helsing sent to Dr. Seward on September 17(Chapter 11). The way it was incompletely addressed caused it to be delivered twenty-two hours late. What problem has this caused on the morning of the eighteenth for Seward and Van Helsing? How might the events of that night have been different if Van Helsing’s telegram had not arrived late? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024616 Because the telegram was delivered late, Seward wasn't there that night to watch over Lucy. If he had received the telegram on time, then all of the events that took place that night might never would have happened. Lucy was left alone, after her mother was murdered and the maids were left unconscious. Lucy might not have been attacked if Seward had been there to protect her.]]> 2017-04-29 18:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024616 37. Describe the difference between Lucy’s behavior whenever she falls asleep and whenever shewakes up. (For example, what does she do with the garlic flowers? Why?) jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024631 It seems as if when she is conscious she is still human, and when she is asleep her vampire side is taking over. When she is awake, she clings to the garlic around her throat. When she is asleep, she throws it away from her as if she hates it.]]> 2017-04-29 18:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024631 38. Which characters does Lucy remind us of when she suddenly wakes for the last time and tries to kiss Arthur? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024644 Lucy reminds us of the ladies from Count's castle when they tried to suck Johnathan's blood.]]> 2017-04-29 18:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024644 39. What does Van Helsing tell Dr. Seward that he wants to do to Lucy’s corpse without anyone else knowing? Why does Seward object to doing it? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024656 Van Helsing asks Dr. Seward to assist him in cutting off Lucy's head, taking out her heart, and stuffing her mouth with garlic. Dr. Seward objects because he doesn't understand Van Helsing's reasoning for mutilating her body.]]> 2017-04-29 18:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024656 40. Why must Van Helsing ask Arthur’s permission to read his fiancée Lucy’s letters now that she is dead? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024676 Van Helsing must ask for Arthur's permission to read Lucy's letters because it is common courtesy, and he needs to know what her cause of death was.]]> 2017-04-29 18:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024676 41. What does Jonathan see while walking in town with Mina after Mr. Hawkins’ funeral that causes him to have a minor panic attack? jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024687 Johnathan is convinced that he saw Count Dracula, while walking in town with Mina. ]]> 2017-04-29 18:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024687 42. Who do you think is the “Bloofer Lady” that is luring the children of Hampstead Heath away?(NOTE—“bloofer” is thought to be the way those children mispronounce the word “beautiful” in their childish and lower-class dialect.) jacksondestinee11 https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024699 I think the Bloofer lady is Lucy Westenra in vampire form.]]> 2017-04-29 18:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jacksondestinee11/analyzing_dracula_unit6/wish/169024699