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Absolutely, it's also a way to exemplify how the author's prejudice can bleed to the text, and how that prejudice is not some rare napshot of the bigotry of the past but a sentiment that still lives in the present.

Yes, this entry is an examination to Jonathan's degrading mental state, where in his imprisonment the only thing he has left is to see how any kind of escape is impossible, but what changes the meaning of the entry it's the intent behind all of the imagery written by Jonathan to describe the Slovaks and the romani workers.

There was no reason to reitare the clothing of the Slovaks except to affirm their "savagery" of Jonathan's first impression of them, nor there was a need for Bram Stoker to include both groups in the scene laughing at Jonathan's despair in order to paint them as complicit in Dracula's actions. Moreso, when we examine the words and adjectives used in Jonathan's writing, they paint a very demeaning picture.

sleeve garters

I just wanted to draw Quincey rolling up his sleeves (how saucy), then of course I needed to draw John and Art too. All of my Dracula doodles are here if you're interested!

thinking very hard about Mr. R.M. Renfield on this day (dracula daily folks who don't want spoilers, stop reading here!)