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Whose journal entries open the narrative of 'Dracula,' describing his journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania?
Answer
Jonathan Harker
The novel begins with Jonathan Harker's diary entries recounting his unsettling stay at Count Dracula's castle, before other characters' letters and diaries are introduced later in the story.
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Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' is told entirely through letters and journal entries, making every character potentially unreliable since we never verify whose accounts are accurate.
Other options people guess
- Dr. John Seward
- Mina Murray
- Abraham Van Helsing
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- dracula
- narrative-technique
- gothic-fiction
- classic-literature
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