7/23/2019 The Transformation Of Lucy In Bram Stoker's "Dracula"

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 Yara Mohammed

Certain experiences may have the power to alter signifcant characteristics andunique behavioural aspects o an individual. This is portrayed in Bram to!er"s#racula through $ucy"s transormation rom an innocent and pure woman to aseductive vampire. $ucy is initially portrayed as an innocent fgure however% adominant male fgure is placed in order to transorm and change who $ucy is asa person. &n the quote% 'Besides% it was all so conused( it seemed only till bothhis arms were round me% and he was !issing me. & am very% very happy and &don"t !now what & have done to deserve it)% the use o emotive language helpsportrays $ucy beore her transormation in which she is seen in an almostchildish manner as she is conused as to what is going on around her. he seemsto have a careree nature to her. *owever% ater her horrifc experience with#racula% $ucy is conveyed in a demonic nature in which to!er intends ondepicting the reality o her change rom innocence to sin to the audience. Therepetition o the word +come" in 'Come to me ,rthur leave the others and cometo me. My arms are hungry or you. Come and we can rest together. Come myhusband% come-) illustrates ,rthur"s entrapment by the new and alluring aurasurrounding $ucy. urthermore% $ucy newound nature is shown in 'the

sweetness was turned to adamantine% heartless cruelty% and the purity tovoluptuous wantonness. $ucy"s eyes in orm and colour% but $ucy"s eyes uncleanand ull o hell fre% instead o the pure gentle orbs we !new.) /here the visualimagery and metaphoric language is used to express $ucy"s innocence evolvinginto horrifc dar!ness. Thus% $ucy"s transormation is easily trac!ed by theaudience as she turns rom the innocent and pure woman to the seductive evilbeing.