Chapter 10 and 11

I feel that these chapters begin to bring the extremely stereotypical gothic ideas to the book. the The whole things brings instantly recognizeable trademarks of the gothic genre such as the marks on Lucy's neck and the garlic to the book.

The events all point towards vampires because when Lucy is in the presence of garlic, she feels better. Also, the marks on Lucy's neck are obviously bite marks. Van Helsing seems to have worked this out due to his use of garlic to try and help Lucy's condition.

The reader is made to feel a lot of suspicion as well and their imaginations is allowed to run wild because the wound on Lucy's neck are so strange. I think that this is very effective.

Dracula - Chapter 6

Again, like with Chapter 5, I found myself wanting to find out what was going on with Dracula and Jonathan Harker in the castle. I was frustrated that I had to read through these letters before I could go back to that storyline again. Still, I believe that this created a lot of tension and I felt that this was effective.

Dracula - Chapter 5

I did not find this chapter to be particularly insteresting, mainly because I was disappointed by the fact that the storyline had moved away from Dracula and Jonathan Harker. I was beginning to enjoy that storyline and wanted to find out if Jonathan Harker was going to escape.

However, I found the very big change in style quite interesting. The style changed to a letter format and although I did not find the chapter particularly exciting, it was an interesting change. I also get the feeling that at some point in the book, both these storylines will somehow link together and I look forward to discovering the connection (if I am right).