Saturday, October 30, 2010

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.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

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. 

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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.