Gender in Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Leipzig (American Studies Institute), course: Weird America, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with the appearance of the "e;New Woman"e; in the end of the 19th century and especially with Stoker's processing of this type of woman in his novel "e;Dracula"e;. The changes in the roles of men and women and the struggle for adjustment - especially in terms of sexuality - are commented on by a closer examination of the different characters concerning their looks, behavior and emotions.