# Mina Harker — Dracula character guide > Mina Harker in Dracula by Bram Stoker. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mina, Madam Mina, Mrs. Harker, Wilhelmina, Wilhelmina Harker, Mina Murray, Miss Mina Murray **First appearance:** 0005-iii ## Who they are Jonathan's resourceful wife, whose typist's discipline and quick mind turn scattered diaries and telegrams into the connective tissue of the whole hunt. ## Relationships ### [Abraham Van Helsing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/abraham_van_helsing) _friendship_ Van Helsing deeply respects and protects Mina, viewing her as a brave and intelligent partner in the fight against Dracula. ### [Jonathan Harker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/jonathan_harker) _family_ Jonathan and Mina are devoted husband and wife, supporting each other through trauma and danger. ### [Lucy Westenra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/lucy_westenra) _friendship_ Lucy and Mina are best friends, sharing secrets and deep emotional bonds before Lucy's tragic fate. ### [Count Dracula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/count_dracula) _psychological_ Dracula obsessively targets Mina, attempting to turn her into his vampire bride and control her will. ### [Arthur Holmwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/arthur_holmwood) _friendship_ Arthur and Mina share a respectful friendship, bonded by their mutual loss of Lucy and the fight against evil. ### [Abraham Van Helsing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/abraham_van_helsing) _friendship_ Van Helsing deeply respects and protects Mina, viewing her as a brave and intelligent partner in the fight against Dracula. ### [Jonathan Harker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/jonathan_harker) _family_ Jonathan and Mina are devoted husband and wife, supporting each other through trauma and danger. ### [Abraham Van Helsing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/abraham_van_helsing) _friendship_ Van Helsing deeply respects and protects Mina, viewing her as a brave and intelligent partner in the fight against Dracula. ### [Jonathan Harker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/jonathan_harker) _family_ Jonathan and Mina are devoted husband and wife, supporting each other through trauma and danger. ### [Lucy Westenra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/lucy_westenra) _friendship_ Lucy and Mina are best friends, sharing secrets and deep emotional bonds before Lucy's tragic fate. ### [Arthur Holmwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/arthur_holmwood) _friendship_ Arthur and Mina share a respectful friendship, bonded by their mutual loss of Lucy and the fight against evil. ### [Count Dracula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/count_dracula) _psychological_ Dracula obsessively targets Mina, attempting to turn her into his vampire bride and control her will. ## In the story ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/iii) Mentioned by Harker as he fears his diary might cause her pain. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/v) Writes to Lucy about her work, shorthand practice, and her engagement to Jonathan. ### [Chapter VI: Mina Murray's Journal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/vi) Mina is staying with Lucy in Whitby, writing in her journal. She is anxious about Jonathan's silence and notices Lucy's odd behavior. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/vii) Narrates the chapter, observing Lucy's behavior and the events at Whitby. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/viii) Records Lucy's sleepwalking and declining health, expresses worry about Jonathan, and observes strange phenomena. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/ix) Writes to Lucy from Budapest, cares for Jonathan, and marries him after he gives her his secret diary. ### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xii) Writes to Lucy about her marriage to Jonathan and life with Mr. Hawkins. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xiv) Mina reflects on Jonathan's journal, worries about his health, and prepares to meet Dr. Van Helsing. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xvii) Arrives at Dr. Seward's asylum, organizes diaries and evidence, comforts Arthur Holmwood. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xviii) Acts as secretary for the committee; contributes her journal entry and joins the pact. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xix) Describes her disturbing dream of a misty pillar with red eyes, her growing weakness, and her decision to take a sleeping draught. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xx) Asleep and pale; Harker decides to keep her ignorant of the dangerous activities to protect her nerves. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxi) Recounts Dracula's attack and is found with blood on her nightdress, having been forced to drink from the Count. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxii) Shows bravery and sorrow, insists on full confidence, declares she would die rather than harm others, and suffers the burning of the Wafer on her forehead. ### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxiii) Shows compassion for Dracula, urging the men to pity him; she is guarded through the night and later asks to be hypnotized before dawn. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxiv) Shows early signs of vampirism; insists on joining the expedition despite the danger, offering to be hypnotized to aid the group. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxv) In a trance, she senses Dracula's ship at sea; her soul feels freer after Dracula cuts off their connection; she insists Jonathan read the burial service over her. ### [Chapter XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxvi) Uses hypnotic trance to track Dracula; reviews papers and believes she has made a discovery. ### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/chapters/xxvii) Sleeps in a Holy circle; her forehead scar is seen by Van Helsing; she is tempted by the vampire sisters but remains pure; later her curse is lifted. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters/mina_harker - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dracula_se/characters