Dracula 2

"I must have been asleep, for certainly if I had been fully awake I must have noticed the approach to such a remarkable place. In the gloom the courtyard looked a considerable size, and as several dark ways led from it under great round arches it perhaps seemed bigger than it really is. I have not yet been able to see daylight."
pg 22 chapter 2

The first paragraph of chapter 2 really stood out in my mind as I was reading the story. First of all, "I must" is used twice. This repetition was used to show Harkers character. It shows how dedicated he is as a working man and as a person and shows that he is very anxious and is impatient. This also gave me a good sense of the tone that is going to be used in chapters to come. "I have not yet been able to see daylight", gave me the impression that from here on out, this story is not going to be a fairytale or a comedy (I knew that already). It was as if Stoker used that line as a warning to the reader.

Can't wait to read more!


Sarah

Dracula 1

"I could hear a lot of words often repeated, queer qords, for there were many nationalities in the crowd...'Ordog'-Satan, 'polol'-hell, 'stregoica'-witch, one being Slovak and the other Servian for something that is either wereworlf or vampire."

From what I've read so far, I feel like this was the most significant passage that I've come across. In a way, Stoker made it easy for me to tell you what he was using as literary devices. Since the tone of this is obviously harsh, the diction is going to be harsh as well. Obviously if the people were calling Harker nasty names, I would expect the words to have harsh sounds. I also feel like this is forshadowing something negative for Jonathon Harker in the future.

Sorry about the blog being a day late

Sarah