NOVEL WEEK 1

 

Novel

Name: Muhammad Faisal Nur Arifin Triyono

Class: E

Npm: 242122111209

Book Progress Monitoring

Title : Dracula Bram Stoker

Sources : https://www.bramstoker.org/pdf/novels/05dracula.pdf

 

Day 1 Tuesday Date : 17 April 2025
Time	18.00-20.00
Chapter	1
Pages	1-120
Characters	¾     Jonathan Harker ¾     Count  Dracula ¾     Mina Murray
Main points of the story	Jonathan Harker travels from England to Transylvania on business, helping Count Dracula buy property in London. Locals he meets in the town of Bistritz warn him against going to Dracula's Castle, especially as it is timed to coincide with the night of “Walpurgisnacht”, Jonathan is eventually picked up by Dracula's mysterious carriage. Jonathan begins to sense that he is a prisoner in the castle.
New Vocabularies found	·         Smattering ·         Carafe ·         Brigands
Comments	Effective and Atmospheric Opening. Bram Stoker manages to create a gripping atmosphere right from the start. By using Jonathan Harker's personal journal, the reader is invited directly into the character's experience-making the suspense feel real and personal. Strong Use of Cultural Details. Descriptions of the local people's food, customs, and fears of the evil night give color to the setting of the story and add authenticity to the world built. It also reinforces the sense of alienation felt by Jonathan. Criticism of Western Rational Attitudes. Harker represents the rational and superstitious Westerner. However, this attitude makes him vulnerable to danger. This can be read as a satire on the arrogance of the modern world that refuses to believe in anything beyond reason. Dracula's Mysterious and Disturbing First Impression. Although Dracula initially appears polite and friendly, Stoker inserts many hints that he is a dangerous creature. This contrast adds a sense of suspicion and keeps the reader wanting to know what's really going on. A Slow but Dangerous Introduction. While not much action happens yet, these early chapters are filled with foreboding, religious symbols, and a sense of entrapment-all gothic elements that build the foundation of classic horror. Effective and Atmospheric Opening

 

Day 2 Friday Date : 18 April 2025
Time	20.00-23.00
Chapter	1
Pages	20-25
Characters	¾     Jonathan Harker ¾     Count Dracula
Main points of the story	Jonathan Harker begins to realize that he is actually a prisoner in Dracula's Castle. He witnesses various oddities, including an invisible Dracula in the mirror and his reaction to blood. Jonathan's fears grow, and he begins to realize that he is in serious danger.
New Vocabularies found	·         Stealthily ·         Prodigous ·         Paralysis
Comments	In this section, the atmosphere goes from just weird to downright tense. Jonathan Harker begins to realize that he is trapped and cannot get out of the castle. Count Dracula's strangeness becomes clearer, especially when he is invisible in the mirror and reacts strangely to blood. Dracula's action of throwing away the mirror is a symbol that the truth is being hidden. The tension rises rapidly, and Jonathan's fear begins to feel real. This is the starting point where the horror in the story really begins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 3 Friday Date : 19 April 2025
Time	20.00-23.00
Chapter	1
Pages	26-30
Characters	¾     Jonathan Harker ¾     Count Dracula ¾     The three weird sisters
Main points of the story	Jonathan Harker secretly explores the castle and finds a suspicious room. He encounters three vampire women who almost bite him, but Dracula arrives and stops them. This incident makes Jonathan fully realize that he is in the midst of supernatural creatures and in great danger.
New Vocabularies found	·         Voluptuous ·         Recoil ·         Deliberate
Comments	provides an increasingly suspenseful and mysterious experience. As a reader, I felt more and more caught up in the tension Jonathan was feeling. When the three vampire women appeared, I could feel the sexual and threatening atmosphere all at once, creating a deeper sense of insecurity and curiosity. I began to feel that Jonathan was really in a dangerous situation and could not escape Dracula. I was also impressed with how Stoker portrayed a calm but powerful Dracula, and this added to the mystery surrounding the character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 4 Friday Date : 20 April 2025
Time	20.00-23.00
Chapter	1
Pages	30-35
Characters	¾     Jonathan Harker ¾     Count Dracula
Main points of the story	Jonathan Harker feels increasingly trapped in Dracula's castle, with ever-increasing fear. Dracula's presence becomes more and more threatening, while Jonathan has nightmares that clarify the supernatural threat around him. He begins to feel isolated and helpless, with no escape from the dark forces that rule the castle.
New Vocabularies found	·         Soporific ·         Paroxysm ·         Abyss
Comments	I felt that the tension Jonathan was experiencing was getting more and more real, especially with the atmosphere almost keeping him trapped in hopeless fear. The use of words like “soporific” illustrates how physically and emotionally exhausted and depressed Jonathan is. I also feel that “abyss” not only describes a physical abyss, but also an inner abyss that makes him feel isolated and lost. Dracula's increasingly menacing presence created the feeling that he was completely out of reach of any rules or punishments, and this made me even more curious about what would happen next. I could feel how Jonathan's anxiety or apprehension slowly overcame him, which made me even more immersed in the story. As a reader, I was really impressed with the way Stoker created a creepy atmosphere, keeping me wondering if Jonathan would make it out of Dracula's clutches.