Dracula (gender roles)

Dracula (gender roles)

1. Thesis

   • In the Victorian-Era, as depicted in Bram Stoker's Dracula, women were thought of as weaklings along with not being worthy enough for men, the opposite gender.

2. First Body Paragraph

   • Topic Sentence
     • It was assumed that Victorian-Era women were weak and not able to handel the same situations that men could, and this was made quite clear through out the entire novel.
       • Concrete Details
         • "Things are quite bad enough to us, all men of the world, and who have been in many tight places in our time; but it is no place for a woman, and if she had remained in touch with the affair, it would in time fallibly wreck her." (273)
         • "A brave man's blood is the best thing on earth when a woman is in trouble." (128)
         • "We are men and we are able to bear..." (285)

3. Second Body Paragraph

   • Topic Setence
     • On top of Victorian-Era women being considered weak, often times men did not think they were worthy enough for them.
       • Concrete Details
         • "...women I am afraid are not always quite as fair as they should be." (70)
         • "She will come at his call." (329)
         • "...why are men so noble when we women are so little worthy of them?" (66)