Lucy+Westenra

Lucy Westenra 


 * 1.) Where does Lucy live?**

Lucy Westenra lives in Whitby, England during the time of the story. Whitby is a small fishing village that splits the town into East and West, and eventually slides into the North Sea. Some main features that can be found in Whitby that are somewhat of a trademark are the sheer cliffs that extend over the ocean and look over the harbor.



Whitby-The Inspiration for Dracula

The above link provides an explanation for why Bram Stoker chose Whitby as the setting of his novel.


 * 2.) Relationships of Lucy**

__During the novel, 3 men tried to propose to Lucy, because she was a very beautiful girl.__

//Dr. Seward//- This man proposed to Lucy first, and was heartbroken when turned down. Seward lives and works at an insane asylum in London.

//Quincey Morris//- This was the second man to propose to Lucy. He was an American from Texas. He was also turned down by Lucy.

//Arthur Holmwood//- Arthur was the final man to propose to Lucy, and was finally accepted. Throughout the first few chapters of the novel, Lucy and Arthur went through a lot in their engagement.

__Lucy's best friend in the novel was Mina Murray (Harker).__

Throughout a lot of the book, Mina and Lucy kept in touch by diary, and Mina even stayed with Lucy through some of the novel. Mina was the first person to discover how strange Lucy was acting throughout the night.

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The above video shows Lucy's venture out into the night and Mina watching her.


 * 3.) Characteristics of Lucy**

__Beauty__- Attracting 3 men and having 3 different marriage proposals shows that Lucy was a very beautiful girl. It is often said in the story how beautiful she is and how pure and generous her face is. She is very comfortable in her own skin and had a desirability that captivated most people.

__Innocence__- Throughout the first part of the book, Lucy was portrayed as innocent and obeying to the values of the Victorian time period. As time went on and she was turned into a Vampire by Dracula, this innocence disappeared and she turned into a woman with increased sexuality. With this portrayal, Stoker pushed many of the common morals of the time period.



 **4.) Changes in Motivation throughout the Novel**

Lucy's motivation in the begining of the novel started out as a perfect victorian women concerned with her appearence and upholding the proper standards of what a women was supposed to be like during those times with an up most innocence to her. Later after being bitten by Count Dracula she went through a dramatic change and became just the opposite. By harming the innocent such as children and attempting to seduce men which was frowned upon during those times. Because women would never do such things making her impure. But by destroying the vampire that she became she was able to rest in peace with victorian innocence once again.

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 **5.) Discoveries about Lucy throughout the Novel**

Lucy has changed a lot since the beginning of the story. In the beginning, she was innocent. That all changed when she began sleep walking throughout the night. After that she went downhill. She was always restless at night and she began getting really sick. The doctors did everything they possibly could do to help her, including 3 blood transfusions, but nothing helped.  Blood Transfusions

The above link provides further information about Blood Transfusions and how blood works within the body.

**6.) Lucy's Death**

Originally, the Professor and Dr. Seward thought that Lucy was just too sick to go on. With time, Professor Van Helsing determines the truth of her sickness-that Count Dracula was slowly draining her blood continuously. However, there wasn't enough time to save her, and she eventually died. So they thought. As time continued, there started to be reports of a beautiful lady carrying kidnapping small children. Little did they know, it was Lucy preying on them. As the Professor, Arthur, Dr. Seward, and Quincey Morris discover this fact, they decide they have no choice but to destroy the "un-dead" that Lucy has become. At night, the men go to Lucy's tomb and wait for her. Then they drive a stake through her heart, and cut off her head. Her look of peace and innocence immeadiately return to her face, and her soul is set free. [|Vampires and How to Kill Them] The above link provides more information about vampires in general and many techniques on how to kill them.

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