What is the significance of the bloofer lady?
By staging her as the "bloofer lady" he is further showing how women, once they fall into a life of sexuality, are unfit mothers, even dangerous to children. While they, and the men in the Crew of Light, are drawn to Vampire Lucy, she is detrimental to their well-being.
What does Bloofer mean?
What does "bloofer" mean? In the novel Dracula, children are being abducted and returning with red bite marks on their necks. They claim that they were taken by the "bloofer lady." We later find out that the bloofer lady is Lucy Westenra, who has become Un-Dead after being bitten by a Dracula.
What is a bloofer lady in Dracula?
a (female) vampire; most probably from a child's mispronunciation of beautiful as in 'bloofer lady' "the child... gave as his reason for being away that a 'bloofer lady' had asked him to come for a walk... The wounds seem such as might be made by a rat or a small dog ..." ( Bram Stoker, 'Dracula', Ch. XIII)
What does'Bloofer'mean in Gothic slang?
Yeah, goes to show how child slang can be a bit strange, but that's what "bloofer" is, child slang. For "beautiful," actually; sorry to say, there isn't any deeper gothic meaning to it. The term "bloofer" also appears in Charles Dicken's novel Our Mutual Friend when refering to a beautiful women.
Why is Lucy called the Bloofer lady?
To begin with, I will explain the term ''bloofer lady''. Even though the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) does not recognise this expression, the Urban Dictionary describes it as ''a (female) vampire; most probably from a child's mispronunciation of beautiful''. It also gives a quote from the novel.
Who is the Bloofer lady in Dracula?
Any reader of Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) remembers how Lucy Westenra transforms into a vampire after the continuous attacks of the Count. Her transformation into the so-called ''bloofer lady'' emphasises her new existence as an undead creature.
How is Lucy sexualized in Dracula?
The relation to the new woman and this quote is that while Lucy is turning into a vampire, she becomes overly sexualized. Like other vampires around Dracula, her repressed sexuality is finally noticed, and she becomes the sexual aggressor instead of having men flock to her in attempts to gain her hand in marriage.
What does Lucy represent in Dracula?
Firstly, Lucy seems to represent a delicate and pure female of Victorian society. She is not only beautiful, but also pure and innocent, which makes her an angel of the household.
How does Lucy become a vampire?
She's proposed to by three different men and, though she wishes she could marry them all, she accepts Arthur Holmwood. Soon, Lucy becomes the victim of Dracula. Although Van Helsing and her suitors try to save her, she dies and becomes a vampire. As a vampire, she is a seductress and chooses children as her victims.
Does Mina fall in love with Dracula?
Mina falls madly in love with him despite being engaged to Jonathan Harker as well as Dracula raping and killing her best friend Lucy, she wants to be with him for all eternity and begs him to turn her into a vampire, but he is initially reluctant (doesn't this sound familiar?)
Is Lucy in love with Dracula?
In 1958, Hammer Films' Dracula Lucy is Arthur Holmwood's sister, and her fiancé is Jonathan Harker. She becomes a victim, and later "bride" of Dracula as revenge against Jonathan Harker for destroying his former bride.
Who gave blood to Lucy?
Who gives Lucy blood transfusions? As Lucy grows weaker and sicker, Dr. Seward realizes she must be losing blood, although he does not know how. He decides to treat her with blood transfusions, and he first takes blood from her fiancée, Arthur Holmwood.
What is a female Dracula called?
vampiress (plural vampiresses) A female vampire.
How many wives did Dracula have?
In the Alucard novel by Matthew Scott, Dracula has three vampire brides: Illyana, Camilla and Silvia. Each is described respectively as blonde, raven-haired and a redhead and are highly sexual vampires and enjoy inflicting chaos and bloodshed whenever the opportunity presents itself.