ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -So Dracula could be read as representing history or the past, and Great Britain as representing the present. If that’s the case, maybe Dracula’s “invasion” of Britain is meant to remind us of the way history has of influencing or haunting the present.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dracula represents the Victorian fear of societal progress using symbolism of a medical, religious, legal, and sexual nature, as well as explores early ideas of feminism and scientific thought, all of which are still applicable to the anxieties of our time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Count Dracula is depicted as the embodiment of evil, while the Crew of Light is painted as wholly good. A gray area never seems to appear. In this book, evil is everything that doesn’t fit into society’s cultural norms, while good is anything or anyone who aims to eliminate that evil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Count Dracula is an undead, centuries-old vampire, and a Transylvanian nobleman who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass.