#yes im aware that inheriting is not equal to waging war but the class lines being delineated are very wonky

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Bram Stoker really made a point of the Count hoarding old money in his bedroom like a dragon, the spoils of war and empire guarded by the upper class, just for his heroes to bribe their way across Europe funded by their inheritance from a revolving door of dying parents, huh

#dracula daily #hes ancient and evil!! hes a rich bitch in a castle lording over the peasants! and theyre New Money from the rising middle class #who acquired their wealth through the hard work of *checks notes* dead mother dead father dead mentor and i guess ambiguous texas methods #lets start the book again but i take a shot for every thematic inconsistency and pass out before Jonathan even meets the count #im being mean but also. dracula is frustrating because any time you think 'oh thats compelling' it gets contradicted two chapters later #yes im aware that inheriting is not equal to waging war but the class lines being delineated are very wonky