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Mina Murray



Who was Mina Murray?

Mina Murray is the main protagonist, and heroine in Bram Stoker's horror novel //Dracula//. We consider Mina as the Heroine in the novel. She is engaged to be married to the one of main characters Jonathon Harker. Like her friend Lucy, Mina is highly idealized: she is described by Stoker as a pure, angelic wife. In the beginning of the story, she is introduced as Miss Mina Murray, a young school mistress. [|More about Mina.]

 Character Traits  **
 * 1. Purity

Mina Murray is seen as a very pure, and lady-like figure in the novel. Her perfect relationship with Jonathan Harker contributed to this factor. The way Mina cares so much about her fiance when he is "ill" and being attacked by Dracula shows the readers how much a perfect wife should care and show affection to her husband. [|More about Mina's Purity.]

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Mina's purity is tested when she is one of the many victims of Dracula. Where temptation leads her to betraying her husband Jonathan Harker when she sucks the blood of Dracula, and he drinks her's aswell. After drinking the blood of Dracula she is then able to somewhat trace him. They share a bond as shown in this clip of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Though it shows Dracula out in sunlight. In the novel he cannot. Also unlike the movie, Mina Murray does not consensually drink the blood of Dracula, nor do they ever kiss. Her purity stays still because she never turns into a vampire.

**2. Style and Dresses **

Adding to Mina's unique personality, her style in dresses was also original. From our research, this was portrayed more in the film than in the novel. media type="youtube" key="ubzGigTTUqQ" height="229" width="384" align="center"

**3. Caring and Nurturing ** media type="youtube" key="x2_3VpPKhBk" height="276" width="459" align="center"

Mina is portrayed as a nurturing and caring person, mostly in the way she takes care of her husband when he is ill. Also, her job is a school mistriss where she helps young children in school.

**4. Christian Faith ** Mina's pure indentity along with her strong christian faith makes her the perfect victorian character. [|More about Christian Faith in the 1930's.]