Batman defeats the Joker. Spiderman banishes the Green Goblin. For centuries, storytellers have used the basic idea that good defeats evil to guide their tales. Stories of bloodsuckers, human possessions and other tales have been passed down from generation to generation and vary between cultures. Among the creators of famous protagonists is Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. This fictional character will soon become famous, and will be modified over the years to become characters in films or even cereal advertisements. But the original will never be forgotten; the story of a group of friends all with the same mission, to destroy Dracula. The Count has frightened many people, from critics to simple children, but if one reads between the lines, Stoker's true message can be revealed. His personal experiences and the time period he lived in influenced him to write Dracula in which he communicated the universal truth that good always triumphs over evil. Religion was a big part of people's lives in Stoker's time. A belief against religion was bad; therefore one who was not pious would be considered bad or wicked. Dracula was as evil as a creature and a nightmare to the pious; he was the symbol of an Anti-Christ and could even be called Satan. “I walked away and his hand touched the pearl necklace that held the crucifix. It caused an instant change in him, as the fury passed so quickly I had a hard time believing it was ever there. (Driver 24-25). Because Dracula was harmed by sacred objects, this could mean that he was pure evil, which would be true in Stoker's time. Consequently, the main weapon with which men had to fight against Dracula was sacred matter; their struggle was like a battle between the holy and the satanic. The Count was invading London... middle of paper ... time when there was a mixture of different feelings and ideas. Religion was at the heart of his story and also shaped it. On one side were the humans and on the other Dracula. Through their struggles to defeat the monster, they experienced changes in gender roles, also present in real time. Women became freer and worked. This change could only happen because of the trust and love between family members; this led to a good, stable home and ultimately success in life. Stoker wrote Dracula later in his career, this way he had more experience and knowledge of life and grew to believe in common universal truth. Dracula was a success because it contained truth and history, and it transformed the ordinary story of good and bad into a compelling and interesting tale, and if readers read carefully, they might even find themselves in the book..