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Why is it significant that Dracula is from Transylvania ?

Correct answer: C. Transylvania represents a vaguely known and, therefore, suspicious country.

  • A. Transylvania is England's economic rival.
  • B. Transylvania and England had been at war in the 1860s.
  • C. Transylvania represents a vaguely known and, therefore, suspicious country.
  • D. Transylvania and England were once part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Explanation

Transylvania was presented to many contemporary English readers as a distant, little-known region, allowing it to signify mystery and suspicion. Its cultural distance from England strengthens the novel's Gothic atmosphere.

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