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The Big Picture Between the Two Lucy's

 Dracula Netflix series explained: 

Lucy Westenra in the Dracula Netflix series (Season 1, episode 3) 

In this episode of Dracula, the Netflix series, Dracula has finally emerged out the water after 123 years later after being on the ship. Agatha Van Helsing and her team were able to track down Dracula and take him in to watch over him and keep him contained. Soon after there is a shift in the scene in which tell of a women named Lucy. Lucy is portrayed to be a very flirtatious women, loves to party, doesn't think about her actions and sees herself as a very beautiful women. She's a women that just wants to live her life to the fullest. With Dracula's freedom and his ability to steal Jack's phone before leaving, he has been able to find the Lucy who will become who he was looking for. Since Dracula is in the age where tinder and social media influences the action of people in society, he is able to find Lucy and tries to develop a "relationship" with her. Later on, Lucy meets up with Dracula during the night at a graveyard and this allows for Dracula to show her all of the Un-Dead that live there however Lucy has a big interest in what he shows her. It's as though Lucy doesn't fear death and that's what Dracula liked about her. She also allows for Dracula to willingly drink from her. After being found by her friend and is taken in Dracula finds her again in which Lucy allows Dracula to come in. This time Dracula drinks from Lucy and as a result of that, Lucy dies, and Dracula is able to claim her as his bride. Lucy is still aware of what is going on around her from the inside but from the outside she doesn't have no control of her body because she is dead. Lucy is later on cremated in which destroys her dead body but also destroys her Un-Dead body as well. When Lucy is able to come back as Un-dead, she still sees herself as a very beautiful women in the mirror, but she doesn't see her true form in which was burnt. Finally, Agatha Van Helsing tracks down Dracula in his home with John by her side and the two get to see Lucy in her Un-Dead form. Lucy still thinking that she is beautiful try to interact with John by seducing him, but he is able to show her true form and kills her. At the end, Agatha Van Helsing was able to figure out what Dracula is afraid of which is death. She is able to defeat Dracula through him drinking her blood.

Connection between each Lucy: 

Lucy Westenra in the book "Dracula" 

In connection with the series on Netflix and the book "Dracula", the series has a few elements that follow how the book is constructed but there are also elements that has been changed. In the book "Dracula", Lucy has a different behavior and wants compared to other women living in the 19th century. The concept of her wanting three husbands instead of wanting to commit to one man only is her biggest desire.  Lucy in the Netflix series had the same desire as this Lucy. Even though she had gotten married she still has a flirtatious manner and that turned her mind towards Dracula. Both Lucy's has a deep desire for different men. There was also a difference between the Lucy's in the book and in the series. In the book, Lucy developed a sleepwalking pattern that somewhat caused her to meet Dracula and become his victim. In this manner, Lucy somewhat had no control of what she was experiencing but the Lucy in the Netflix series had more awareness. This Lucy enjoyed the idea of Dracula and what she showed him. She allowed Dracula to drink from her and also invited him in before her death. She didn't fear the idea of death as the other Lucy in the book did. We didn't get a clear view of Lucy fear but by her displayed actions, we can see that she was scared of what Dracula has done and may do.

The talk of gender displayed: 

The talk of gender has made a big appearance in the "Dracula" book through each character. For the characters of both Lucy's each experienced a way of life based on the time period they were in. Let's identify Lucy that is in the book. In the time period that she was living in which was the 19th century, women did not have many rights that men had but also, they were classed differently. Women were known to be care takers and allowed for the men to make the money and be the head of the household. They were supposed to love their husbands and no one else. During the time period in which Lucy in the Dracula Netflix series lived in, which was the 21st century, women didn't have to deal with the same kinds of manner that women in the 19th century did. Women were able to do much more and had a say in everyday living. They were able to construct their own lifestyles, and many did not rely on men to structure their lives. There was a sense of independence that many women in this time period developed. In the sense of both Lucy's, both showed a sense of wants that other women did not. Again, with the concept of Lucy wanting three husbands during the time period she lived in, she would be labelled as a "whore" because women in this time period were only supposed to have one husband and have his children. For the Lucy living in the 21st century, the idea of "doing her" has been a big phase that expresses a women's empowerment and displays the concept of her finding herself without having to wait on a man to help out. Women and men in the 19th century did not develop this sense understanding since men saw themselves as "head" and are known to be smarter and have better sense compared to women. In the 21st century, society has identified that women are very smart individuals and can handle themselves. Lucy in the book could not act on her desires and the Lucy in the Netflix series could.