Dracula

Dracula from the movie that we have been viewing in class is a very interesting character to me. It is obvious that we can think of Dracula as a symbol of the upper class in this movie. The way that he is buying property all around London is a perfect example of this. He seems to have limitless wealth to do with what he pleases. This makes the main character a little uneasy as he starts to question why it is exactly that Dracula wants to acquire all of these properties. He also lives in this giant eccentric castle which is another display of wealth but at the same time helps in giving him his depiction as a monster. The castle is foreboding and makes him seem at first perhaps aloof to the common person but as the story goes on, there begins to be a much more ominous feeling about the castle. Another way of thinking about the character, although less prominent than class, is in terms of race. Dracula is Romanian, and as such some of his peculiarities are dismissed in the beginning as cultural differences. The character has to figure out the differences between his own culture and the Romanian culture to begin with so he can avoid upsetting his client, but it is too late that he realizes that there is something more sinister about Dracula than can be explained away with his ethnicity. This shows how his race can add to the grand picture of his monstrosity.