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Summary Response 19-22
Mina finished the book
The 4 men search one of the Count's houses
4 men found 29 out of the 50 boxes were left
Mina has her first encounter with Dracula
Van Helsing went to visit Renfield
Mina begins to blame herself for Lucys death
Jhonathan went to visit Thomas Snelling
Jonathan went to visit Potters Court
Renfield tries to plead his case so he can be free
Renfield get brutally attacked
Mina is bitten again by Dracula
Renfield reveals how he is attack
Mina tells her “dream”
Dracula had burned the manuscripts
Renfield dies
All the men goes to Piccadilly
Discover there is only 8 boxes there
Finds all the deeds to the land Dracula owns
Response : Where was Lucy in these chapters or should I say the “ Bloofer Lady?
Just wanted to point out Draucla dosent try to hide where he has been. Every Last one of his houses is felt with dust and dirt and horrible smell. I guess those could all be symbols of some sort. Dust; age Dirt; death or burial and Smell; decay

I knew the search wasn’t over, where could the last box be? I think it is already at the grave yard either awaiting for Mina or Renfield. I knew Mina day was sure to come because I already know that it easier for Dracula to attack women than man and Mina was the only women left. Renfield is an example of that, Renfield at the beginning of the book worship dracula. He wanted to be him he would go above and beyond to serve him. Lately Renfield is gaining sanity. I alwaays said that Renfield wasn’t any different from us he just in a stray jacket and padded room. Now that Renfield is gaining his sanity he doesn’t seem to be afraid of Dracula he fights back he even Lets Van Helsing know everything he has done and he is the once who is taking life out of Mina. This shows that Dracula just cant seem to hold power over men. Speaking of men, Jonathan, Arthur, Seward and Van Helsing cant seem to keep up with Dracula. They think they are getting to

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