It is obvious that Stoker was writing from a perspective relating to the issues of the day regarding gender roles, specifically women, and their changes to "New Women". It seems that throughout the text, Stoker is against this "revolution" and thinks it will have an affect on society overall. Dracula is the "evil" which is coming over the late nineteenth century England which is affecting not only the women, but also the men who, when interacting with them, will "rub off" on their morality as well. An allusion to this in the story is the sequence of transfusions which are given to Lucy in order to revive her. Dracula, who attacked Lucy after each transfusion, is now linked to the men as well. This is also portrayed in the scenes where Harker almost wanted to be attacked by the three women or when Holmwood is almost drawn in by Lucy when she tries to reenter her grave. Stoker may be stressing that the idea of the "New Woman" is more dangerous than originally thought.