The Role Of Catholicism In Bram Stoker's Dracula

In Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula (1897), one of the main motifs present throughout the whole piece is Catholicism. Catholicism does not only appear as a motif but also as a major theme in the novel. On the books, Broker was known to be a Protestant, however after releasing his novel Dracula, he was considered of being “a closet Catholic cloaking his dangerous views in a relatively safe literary medium” (Starrs, D. Bruno). Even though the novel portrays Anti-Christian values and beliefs, Bram Stoker was able to use different methods in his novel to show how the Catholic beliefs were useful as a protection towards evil, and to be able to compare the powers between good and evil.
Throughout the novel, the reader can plainly notice some of the characters’ transformation from being part of the English Church to a Catholic one. One of the clearest examples is Jonathan Harker,
In order for Seward, Mina, Harker, Morris, and Helsing to defeat Dracula they had to work together with both technology and their own faith. The character would often find themselves asking for God’s help and saying the phase “God’s will be done.” With the increase in their Catholic faith, the characters were able to believe in their religious tools and defeat Dracula. With faith and hope on Catholicism, they were able to achieve their goal. The use of Catholicism as a motif evidently supports the idea of Dracula being a pro-Catholic propaganda. Stoker was able to fulfill his purpose by spreading his ideals and beliefs of the Catholic Church. Stoker was able to depict Protestants and Catholics peacefully working together, however he did not include the Protestant faith to the destruction of Dracula (Starrs, D. Bruno). Even though writing about unpopular religious views was considered a taboo during the Victorian period, Bram Stoker was able to deliver his purpose with the use of Catholicism to his