Since the book is a representation of the social, industrial and technological turn in England, each character varies by his or her values and worldviews. For example, Mr. Jonathan Harker and Arthur Holdwood are both businessmen and are both concerned with completing the responsibilities that their positions require. Another secondary character, Dr. Seward, works in a mental asylum and treats maniacs. One of the characters in the book, Dr. Van Helsing is a philosopher and a metaphysician, and one of the most advanced scientists of his day, and is written as having an open mind. Van Helsing is described as having “an iron nerve, a temper of the ice-brook, and indomitable resolution, self-command, and toleration exalted from virtues to blessings,