What Is The Relationship Between Mina Murray And Lucy

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Mina Murray on the other hand, was mature and acted more of a mother figure to Lucy, rather than her friend. Mina was gorgeous also, however she didn’t have that carnal appearance that Lucy had and people did not request as much attention from her as they did Lucy. Excluding Johnathan, Johnathan treasured Mina, he was ready to marry her as soon as he came back from Transylvania. He disapproved of the idea of Mina living with Lucy in Whitby while he was away because he did not desire her ending up similar to Lucy. Johnathan acknowledged their friendship, but then again, he admired Mina for the way she is and he did not want her to act as spoiled as Lucy and did not wish Mina to be jealous of the possessions Lucy had because Johnathan did not

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