Dracula, Chapter 6: samenvatting

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1. Mina explores Whitby and meets Mr. Swales, who dismisses local legends and attacks the truthfulness of grave inscriptions.
2. Lucy talks about marrying Arthur, while Mina feels distressed by the lack of news from Jonathan.
3. Seward records Renfield feeding flies to spiders and spiders to birds, then requesting a cat.
4. After refusing the cat, Seward finds evidence that Renfield eats his birds and concludes that he seeks to absorb lives.
5. Mina questions Jonathan’s brief letter and locks the bedroom to protect Lucy during her renewed sleepwalking.
6. As a storm gathers, Swales speaks gravely about death, and a coastguard points out a ship’s erratic movements.

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Seward explains the pattern behind Renfield’s animal collections. His conclusion connects the feeding sequence with Renfield’s own consumption of living creatures.

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