Dracula

Dracula Feminism

Dracula was written By Bram Stoker in 1897. The story takes place in the 19th century, the Victorian era. Victorian women were all expected to act and socialize a certain way. All women were supposed to be pure and serve men. Once they were married they were to be motherly and nurturing. However, during this time Feminism was beginning to be introduced; it was not called feminism then they were called new women. The new women were mostly viewed as masculine. The stereotypical new woman had short hair and wore masculine clothing. They also participated in masculine habits, such as smoking cigars and riding bicycles. The novel, Dracula, plays with the idea of gender roles in the 19th century. Lucy Westenra and Mina Murray are the main focus of the gender confusion. When Dracula punctures the women, a trance comes over them. Instead of being the normal feminine women that they were, they begin to act more...