Bram Stoker's Dracula: Anti-Christian
...Anti-
Christian by showing of Anti-Christian values and perversions of the Christian
religion. In chapter one as Jonathan Harker is traveling to Castle Dracula he
is met by several people. When he meets these people and tells them where he is
going they cross themselves along with doing several other superstiscious
actions. One of the women he meets gives him a crucifix to protect him on his
journey. This crucifix protects him when Jonathan cuts himself shaving and
Dracula lunges for his throat he stops when he sees the crucifix around Jon's
neck. Later in the book it discusses how you can defend yourself from Dracula
and other vampires by the possession of a crucifix or practically any
consecrated item from the Christian religion can be used to save you from the
attack or presence of a vampire. For example, in the latter of the book Van
Helsing uses a Host to prevent Dracula to enter his coffin. Another time,
during the night Van Helsing and Lucy stay out near the courtyard of Castle
Dracula, Van Helsing makes a (Holy circle) with the Host to keep vampires out
and to keep Mina safe in the (Holy circle). Another time when the Host is used
as a deterrence of vampires is at the time Van Helsing and the other men are
going to leave Mina alone in the house. Van Helsing touches a Host to Mina's
forehead and it burns into her head since she, herself, was unclean. Another
abstruction of the Christian religion would be the fact that Dracula sleeps in
a coffin and especially because the dirt in his coffin is consecrated and
Dracula, being evil, uses this ground to rest in. Dracula has several of the
powers that Christians believe no one but God could control. For instance,
Dracula can control the weather, wild or unclean animals and, he can change
form and disappear into the air. Christians believe that consuming God's body
and blood will give them...
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