Dracula And Feminism

Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Throughout history, women’s liberation has changed because of dedicated feminists. They have devoted their lives to helping women get the same opportunities as men and more. Madeleine Albright, a feminist advocate said, “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” There is nothing more powerful than a woman who has found her voice, and who uses it to help other women. The feminist movement has come a long way and has really developed throughout history. More and more women are coming together and supporting each other to establish their rights and to gain equality. Feminist beliefs can be held to all
The article The Brilliance of Mina Harker states, “...there are many instances in the novel where Mina is proactive and takes action instead of just reacting to what’s going on around her” Lucy is the complete opposite of Mina; she gives into the vampire temptations and ends up being killed. Both characters fall victim to Dracula, but they handled their situations very differently, and the way they handle it shows how much Mina is more of a leader than Lucy. After Lucy is turned into a vampire, she changes completely, from her appearance to her attitude, while Mina takes action after being turned. The article, The Brilliance of Mina Harkeralso expresses the statement, “...Mina refuses to stay a victim. She takes advantage of her psychic link with Dracula in order to find his location.” Feminists learn to take advantage of opportunities so they can have more on their side. She is very resourceful; she does all she can to find Dracula so he can be killed. It is good to have sources while being a feminist, so that changes can actually happen, and so the word can get out. Mina is a fine example of feminism, she isn’t going to sit back and suffer, she is going to help herself and do what she can to help find Dracula, so he can be killed. “Some of the "New Women" writers will someday start an idea that men and women should be allowed to see each other asleep before proposing or accepting. But I suppose the New Woman won't condescend in future to accept; she will do the proposing herself. And a nice job she will make of it, too! There's some consolation in that” (Dracula, 8.1) Mina believed that women in the future would be the ones to do the things a man would normally do. Mina Harker thinks like a feminist, and she wants to change the typical ways of gender roles in society. In Twelfth Night, Viola has the characteristics that make her the more obvious leader than Olivia. Viola was in a shipwreck and ended up being saved and she landed in