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Personal Reflection

Reading Dracula has taught me many knew things. It has given me a new level of reading skills, the enjoyment of reading a knew book in the genre i really like, it has also given me knew set of words that i can now understand.
    Since Dracula was set in the late 1800's the vocabulary was quite difficult to read in the begging, but as i got more in depth into the story, i became more immune to the old English and understanding it became easier. The story was very intriguing once i read more in depth, and i would definitely recommend this book to other audiences.
     The genre of Dracula, i would say surrounds around Gothic Fiction. This genre is one that i particularly enjoy and is very interesting. In the begging of Dracula, it has a mystery theme, which is one of my favorite part because it keeps you guessing, and keeps you on your toes wondering what comes next.
     Dracula was a very good book. it had a good plot, as well as a strong plot and was very intriguing. The book pulls you in, and i would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the genre of gothic fiction. The novel was up to my satisfaction, and i hope the rest of the audiences who read Dracula will enjoy the book as well.

Apologia

A classic novel is a book that has been around for fifty years or more and has while a large group of people have enjoyed it. It also must past the time test  and last but not least, it must relate to every generation and the target is for the novel to be enjoyed by every generation. So would Dracula be classified as a classic novel?
     The novel Dracula was first published in 1897 by Bram Stoker. So by doing our simple math, the novel Dracula has been around for more then 50 years. So out of the 4 points on the "checklist" for a classic novel, Dracula has completed 1 of them.  Dracula is still a popular book, and when one mentions the name, most people know what the basic structure of the novel is about. Vampires. But is that really why Dracula is so popular, or are there other reasons to?
      When someone says the novel Dracula, usually the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is vampires! Dracula is so much more then that though. Even though it involves vampires, it also involves an adventure story as well as a love story. The book is very intriguing an i believe that is why it is a popular choice.
     Some people can argue wether Dracula is a classical novel or not. What can make dracula a classical novel? Dracula was written in the late 1800's so it is more then 50 years old. It has past the test of time, and most of the generations have enjoyed the book alot. It is an interesting read and can be read by a variety of different audiances,from highschool students to seniors. So in this case Dracula has past the test of time, which is what a classical novel needs to pass to become a classical novel. Dracula was writtin in the late 1800's , so since it was written more then 100 years ago, it is another point checked off for the qualities of a classical novel. Dracula can be read my different ages and has passed through many generations. It is also a very popular book.
     So in the end Dracula is a very popular and good classical novel.
    
   

Reading Response #4

     Later in the novel, Lucy has passed away caused by her condition. When Lucy has passed away, some people have noticed that a couple of children have gotten a rash. The savilliens of the town have blamed Lucy for it. The doctor has decided to investigate this situation, and went down to Lucy's coffin to find that she was not there. They noticed that there were 2 tiny dots on the children, just like Lucy had. The doctors and the town people do not know what happened to the children, just like they have not figured out why Lucy has died, all they know is that Lucy had 2 tiny dots on her neck just like the children had.

Reading Response #3

Mina, Dracula's fiance returns back to the castle. While she is at the castle she finds out that Lucy is "sleep-walking". Mina heard a noise that woke her up and it was Lucy. She was in the Gardens sleep- walking. Mina finally decides to follow Lucy and try to wake her up. When she finds Lucy, Lucy has some sort monster on her, Mina stands up terrified. As Mina stands there, she looks over again and finds that the monster on Lucy has disappeared. Running over to Lucy she notices that there are two little red dots on her, they look like pin- pricks. As Lucy seems fine, she suddenly takes a turn to the bad and her health is desccending. She becomes very pale and weak and starts to get a fever. Mina becomes very worried about her friends health, as Lucy is becoming very sick and Lucy's mother is also sick. She does not want to stress Lucy's mother out even more by telling her that her daughter is sick. Mina does not know what to do, while in the mean time Jonathan Harker is still missing.

Reading Response #2

     While reading more in-depth of Dracula, you will find that Dracula has decided to keep Jonathan Harker as a hostage. While staying as a prisoner in Dracula's mansion, Jonathan notices that a group of Gypsies keep coming to Dracula's castle bringing wooden boxes. Later that day a distraught women appears at the castle wailing for her son. While the women calls for her son a pack of wolves are let go and devour the women. Despite the images Harker has witnessed while being kept hostage, he still asks to be set free. Dracula has agreed to let Harker free the next night, but Harker has demanded to be set free immediately. As Dracula opens the door for Harker to be set free, he notices that a pack of wolves are waiting for him. Dracula announces to Harker that tonight is Harkers turn, while tomorrow is his. 

Reading Response One

     On may fifth Jonathan Harker reached his destination of going to Count Dracula's mansion. One night on his journey to see Dracula, Jonathan Harker noticed that his driver kep driving him around in circles. Eventually the driver stopped and had dissappeared. Suddenly Jonathan had heard the horsed "naying" and making a raket, he had no idea what was going on. Next thing he knew he was in the back of the carraige again and they were heading towards Count Dracula's.