Lucy Westenra And Mina In Bram Stoker's Dracula

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In the novel Dracula, the characters Lucy Westenra and Mina Harker fall victim to the monstrous Count Dracula. Having grown restless in Romania, the Count moves to England--a land of immense opportunity, and more specifically prey.
Once arriving in England, Dracula quickly claims his first victim, the beautifully innocent Lucy Westenra. The paragon of piety, and victorian womanhood, suitors fall at the feet of Lucy, who eagerly accepts their affection. Beautiful and virtuous, the Count eagerly feeds from Lucy, draining her life and slowly transforming her into a vampire. Although Lucy’s beauty, and innocence are reasons for the Count to attack Lucy (as what is more satisfying than corrupting purity) the Counts reasoning is far more sinister. Perhaps he thought Lucy, in her demurity would make a wondrous vampiric bride. Although many in Lucy’s life believe her to be an exemplary victorian woman, as illustrated in her letters to Mina, and Van Helsing’s …show more content…
Mina is eternally devoted to her fiance, Jonathan Harker, and continuously learns new things to help aid Jonathan. Although Mina also becomes a victim of the Count, it is not because of her physical beauty, or rebellious spirit, but rather due to the challenge she presented to the Count that caused her to become a victim. Mina, throughout the novel is portrayed as having superior intellect, helping aid Harker, Van Helsing, and the other characters in their attack against the Count. Without her skills, the group would have undeniably failed in their attempt to vanquish Dracula. Having been isolated in Romania, with his three “miserable” wives, Mina embodies the ideal wife Dracula has longed for. With her superb intellect, wit, and overall air of modernity Mina, encapsulates all that Dracula craves. Furthermore, having been thwarted by Jonathan in Romania, killing Mina and turning her into one of his brides, would make Johnathan suffer
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