Dracula as a dark Christ

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Dracula as a dark Christ Throughout Bram Stoker=s novel Dracula, we see the count as an evil representation of Jesus Christ. This is the result of the Catholic religion=s role in the society in which Stoker lived. There are a number of occurances of this theme as well as ways that the theme is presented. One way is the use of the number three, a well known symbol of the Catholic religion=s …

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…life, but they must follow in Dracula=s ways of feeding off of other living things= blood. It is a very well founded statement that the character of Dracula is a parallel (if not a parody) of the Christ Jesus. It is shown in the appearances of the number three which usually represents Jesus= power, in the use of Renfield as his herald and in the actions of his followers and his control over them.