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In Dracula, Bram Stoker gives the character Dracula both a physical and figurative role in the novel. Figuratively, Dracula represents the human subconscience, and physically he is the antagonist. Like the human subconscience, Dracula questions life and the accepted ideas of society. Dracula’s dual roles are dependent upon each other. Dracula physically provides a cause to question life and the thought process is paralleled through his actions. Throughout the book, different aspects of Victorian life are challenged and almost made a mockery of. Dracula defies Victorian sentiments concerning sexuality, their view of foreigners and their culture, and the order of Victorian society. The most dominating issue that Dracula addresses as he fulfills both of his roles is sex. Victorian society put a great deal of effort in suppressing sexuality because it interfered with their main focus of hard work. Dracula’s opposition to the suppression of sex is evident in the fact that his very livelihood was based on him feasting off of the blood of his victims, which had strong sexual undertones. When the characters in the book came into the presence of Dracula they were overcome by sexual feelings that they found themselves lovin