Lucy chooses to marry Arthur
Scene analysis specific to: Lucy
Summary:
Lucy has three men chasing after her and proposing marriage, however, she chooses the rich one out of the three. Lord Godalming, or Arthur is the man she chooses to marry and inevitably love regardless of if she truly loved him. Yet, it was the other two candidates, Seward and Quincey, that were perhaps better fit for her.
Why it matters:
Lucy portrays the idea of feminism very strongly in this scene and is a representation of what society expects. Society expects and wants her to choose the rich man because he will be able to support her and their future posterity; however, Stoker's take on it is the exact opposite. he uses this scene to show how Lucy has a lack of identity. Lucy is being chased by three men and she is leading them all on, but doesn't make them stop chasing after her because what they say about her is what she believes about herself. This is used to show the lack of identity Lucy has and also how the idea of love is romanticized in society because Lucy doesn't love these men, however, love is a goal that everybody has in society, love is made out to be the best thing in the world; yet, for Lucy it just means gaining an identity given to her be another person.
Scene analysis specific to: Lucy
Summary:
Lucy has three men chasing after her and proposing marriage, however, she chooses the rich one out of the three. Lord Godalming, or Arthur is the man she chooses to marry and inevitably love regardless of if she truly loved him. Yet, it was the other two candidates, Seward and Quincey, that were perhaps better fit for her.
Why it matters:
Lucy portrays the idea of feminism very strongly in this scene and is a representation of what society expects. Society expects and wants her to choose the rich man because he will be able to support her and their future posterity; however, Stoker's take on it is the exact opposite. he uses this scene to show how Lucy has a lack of identity. Lucy is being chased by three men and she is leading them all on, but doesn't make them stop chasing after her because what they say about her is what she believes about herself. This is used to show the lack of identity Lucy has and also how the idea of love is romanticized in society because Lucy doesn't love these men, however, love is a goal that everybody has in society, love is made out to be the best thing in the world; yet, for Lucy it just means gaining an identity given to her be another person.