ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -All the above lead into the final, and perhaps most important, theme of the novel: that of the relationship between life, death, and the state in between these two, known by Van Helsing as “undeadness.” Dracula is a creature of the undead.

Detailed explanation-2: -The novel’s religious analogy is obvious: in the most basic of his many perversions of Catholic lore, Count Dracula is the figurative anti-Christ who promises eternal life through the ingestion not of sacramental wine representing the blood of Christ, but of actual human blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vampire legend is generally associated with Eastern Europe and the Balkan region, though belief in revenants (dead people returning from the grave) has roots in ancient times. Irish author Bram Stoker took elements from many different legends of the undead to create his widely popular Dracula character.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dracula by Bram Stoker has many of the features of the classic Gothic genre. These include motifs like a dark setting, heightened emotions, and the use of a damsel in distress and a mystery plot. In Dracula some of the main themes or universal concepts include transformation and unrequited love.