Fear The New Woman - Dracula Analysis

This essay explores Bram Stoker’s Dracula through a feminist lens, analyzing how the novel reflects and responds to late Victorian anxieties about gender roles, sexuality, and female agency. By examining characters such as Lucy Westenra and Mina Harker, the analysis considers how Dracula both challenges and reinforces patriarchal norms, offering insight into the cultural tensions surrounding the emergence of the “New Woman.” This revision aims to clarify key arguments, strengthen textual evidence, and refine the essay’s structure for academic rigor and thematic coherence.