This inclusion of proactive women counteracts the pervasive sexism of the Stoker’s novel – there are no awkward gang-stakings here! Their depiction does them great service making it apparent that both women are worthy of further research. In writing Dracul, Barker and Dacre address some of the more uncomfortable aspects of Stoker’s work.īoth Charlotte Stoker, Stoker’s mother, and Matilda Stoker, his sister, are characters within the novel their political activism and non-traditional behaviours are highlighted.
Like Dracula, the prequel is a collection of writing by the various characters that are collated and put in order this adds to the palimpsest-quality of the novel.
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