Dracula+-+Conflicts,+Issues,+Themes,+Symbols

Ideas for discussion (this is not an exhaustive list)

Conflicts: (Note: conflicts are not themes - see the theme explanation on the Discussion Leader page.)
 * East vs. West
 * science vs. supernatural
 * good vs. evil
 * Christian vs. Satan?
 * reason vs. desire

Issues:
 * Dracula as the anti-Christ
 * portrayal of women (Is Mina different than Lucy?)
 * role of science in modern society

Topics that might lead to themes: (Note: topics are not themes - see the theme explanation on the Discussion Leader page.)
 * overcoming evil
 * religion
 * science
 * intellectual effort
 * friendship

Symbols:
 * watch for prominent colors
 * the weather
 * blood

Literary Devices
 * extensive use of allusion
 * foreshadowing
 * imagery
 * simile and metaphor