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English 100A
Professor Dianna Lobb
November 27th, 2014
Mina Murray’s Progression From Dracula to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Written in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a social commentary on the idea of the new woman and her role in society in Victorian era. The novels main female character is Mina Harker, a young lady whose personality is a combination of all the characteristics that Bram Stoker believed the ideal woman should have; she is courageous, caring, intelligent, and submissive. Her diary entries throughout the book becomes a vital flow of information to the reader, as she struggles to remain human after Dracula enters her room and forces her to drink his blood. Although her demise is prophesied by the death of her friend Lucy who also interacted with Dracula in a very similar way, she remains in control of her emotions and uses the slow transformation into a vampire to aid in the capture and murder of Dracula. Which with his death reverts Mina back to her pure innocent form, the novel concludes with Mina and her husband living happily with their son Quincy. …show more content…
She is brass; intelligent, and courageous, she leads by example as her actions are a perfect example of gentlemanly behaviour and ultimately her leadership guides the League to success. Yet there are dissimilarities and similarities between the two that can lead a reader to dismiss the continuation from Dracula to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or also just simply attribute the differences to an ever changing and evolving human being who goes through trails that change and mould that individual into the present
English 100A
Professor Dianna Lobb
November 27th, 2014
Mina Murray’s Progression From Dracula to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Written in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a social commentary on the idea of the new woman and her role in society in Victorian era. The novels main female character is Mina Harker, a young lady whose personality is a combination of all the characteristics that Bram Stoker believed the ideal woman should have; she is courageous, caring, intelligent, and submissive. Her diary entries throughout the book becomes a vital flow of information to the reader, as she struggles to remain human after Dracula enters her room and forces her to drink his blood. Although her demise is prophesied by the death of her friend Lucy who also interacted with Dracula in a very similar way, she remains in control of her emotions and uses the slow transformation into a vampire to aid in the capture and murder of Dracula. Which with his death reverts Mina back to her pure innocent form, the novel concludes with Mina and her husband living happily with their son Quincy. …show more content…
She is brass; intelligent, and courageous, she leads by example as her actions are a perfect example of gentlemanly behaviour and ultimately her leadership guides the League to success. Yet there are dissimilarities and similarities between the two that can lead a reader to dismiss the continuation from Dracula to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or also just simply attribute the differences to an ever changing and evolving human being who goes through trails that change and mould that individual into the present