Horror In Dracula

Jonathan Harker “was aghast with horror” (Stoker, 40) from the moment he realized who Dracula really was. Stoker develops the sense of horror In Dracula with a combination of Internal and External Dialogue, as well as description of setting. Jonathan Harker goes to settle business with Count Dracula he has no idea the trouble he is getting into. His stay quickly goes from visitor to prisoner. The reader is able to sense Harkers fear through the first four chapters because of how Stoker uses Internal and external dialogue, as well as description of setting.
The reader gains a sense of horror starting from Stoker’s description of his setting. When Jonathan is going to the castle he rode in a shaky carriage and, “the road was rugged, but we still
While he is very clueless, when he does realize what is going on the sense of horror is increased because at that point Harker’s situation is so dire the reader is terrified for his life. When Harker is getting mind controlled, he says, “nothing can be more dreadful than those awful women, who were—who are—waiting to suck my blood.” (Stoker, 34) Harker is always vulnerable to the vampire's mind control and has no resistance to what happens to him which leaves the reader wondering if he will get out of the castle alive. When Harker realized all the doors are locked and he can’t get out he says, “The castle is a veritable prison, and I am a prisoner!” (Stoker, 27) He has become a prisoner and has no control on what will happen to him and the reader is left with a sense of impending doom for Jonathan. When Harker wakes up from getting mind controlled, he realizes that, “Every scrap of paper was gone, and with it all my notes, my memoranda relating to railways and travel, my letter of credit, in fact, all that might be useful to me were I once outside the castle.” (Stoker, 44) The Count has made sure that Harker has no hope to escape leaving the reader with a greater sense of horror, dreading the imminent downfall of Harker’s