“The motif of drinking blood became the hallmark of the literary vampire” (Johnson, 2). Count Dracula consumes human blood to improve his physical appearance. The consumption of blood represents the Christian rite of Communion, but in a corrupt logic. However, "blood is a symbol of life, love, passion and hope" (Mascia, 168). Therefore, without blood, there is no eternal life for Count Dracula. At one point, Dracula's appearance was considered to be that of a "tall old man, clean-shaven except for a long white moustache, and dressed in black from head to toe, without a single spot of color on him anywhere" (Stoker, 40). Anyway wait, “the vampire continues to live and cannot die by the simple passage of time; it can thrive when it can grow fat on the blood of the living” (Stoker, 244). Because later in the novel, Dracula consumes blood and immediately his appearance changes to appear younger. For example, when Dr. Stewards states: “Even more, we have seen among ourselves that it can even rejuvenate; that his vital faculties become fatiguing, and seem to be refreshed when his special pabulum is abundant” (Stoker,