Marxist reading of 'Dracula'

'Dracula' can be seen with a clear Marxist reading. In this novel the team of heroes rely heavily on the use of money to get information and power. Dracula himself is an aristocrat and uses his money and various alias’s to occupy London very quickly. It is due to his ability to buy lots of property quickly that he is able to have so many places to hide the boxes of earth around London, stalling the heroes. It is also safe to say with the band of heroes rely heavily on there money and Mina even states at one point in the novel “I am glad that Lord Goldaming and Mr Morris have so much money to spend”. It is due to there money that they can pay off the people at the boat yard, also due to there money that they can break into Draculas house and also due to there money that they can stall and have breakfast every chapter. The characters in the play that do not have the money and (at the start) Jonathon Harker who is stuck as a prisoner, and the gypsies who are a lot slower then the hero’s. it is for this reason that taking a Marxist reading of 'Dracula', it is money and class that determines the speed and ease that you can do things.