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Lucy Westenra
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lucy Westenra |
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| Relationships: | Arthur Holmwood - Fiance, Mina Harker - friend |
| Fandom: | Dracula |
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Lucy Westenra is a character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. She has also appeared in the majority of the adaptations.
Canon
Lucy is Dracula's first English victim in the original novel, returning as a vampire who carried out a number of attacks on children. In some adaptations, her character is written very closely to the original portrayal, but there have also been numerous changes to her character and storyline in adaptations over the years.
Fandom
Interpretations and Discussions
- Polyamorous Lucy
- Lucy's vampiric anemia as a parallel to chronic illness
- Lucy's blood transfusions: blood types, love/sex symbolism
- Whether Lucy's mother is a bad parent
- What is Lucy's hair color
- How much of Lucy is left in the vampire
- Slutshaming in adaptations
Shipping
Lucy Westenra's most popular ship in transformative works in recent decades is the femslash ship, Mina Harker/Lucy Westenra. This may have been popularised in some degree by the 2013 film, 'Dracula', where Katie McGrath played Lucy, and the character was written as a lesbian in love with her best friend, Mina.
Other ships for Lucy include the canonical duaric Arthur Holmwood/Lucy Westenra and of Dracula/Lucy Westenra, which also had canonical basis in some adaptations. She is also shipped with her other suitors, Quincey Morris and Jack Seward, or sometimes all three of them in Lucy/Arthur/Quincey/Jack policule.
Fanworks
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Fanfiction
- Come to Me by Lauralot (2024)
Some stories explore Lucy's unlife after her transformation into a vampire.
- No Rest For the Wicked by BackOfTheFridge (2007)
- The Sleepwalker by Ma_Kir (2017)
- Beautiful by animate_mush (2023)
Others focus on her relationships with her three suitors.
- Portrait of a Lady by Assimbya (2009)
- Lucy's Wedding Night by BlueCatWriter (2022)
Fanart
Lucy is usually portrayed as blonde, often wearing pink or other pastel colors. Many arts show her before and after her vampire transformation. Arts of the vampire Lucy alone are also common. She's often depicted together with Mina or her suitors.
Gallery
Cover of What Music They Make: Works Inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, depicting Lucy ill in bed, by moonsun2010 (2022)
Lucy before and after rising as a vampire, by mayhemchicken (2022)
- Lucy by hellcorpceo (2012)
- Some half assed Dracula costume design by velvet-jellyfish (2021)
Meta
- Meta on Tumblr embracing Lusy as a sufferer from chronic illness (May 2, 2023)
Resources & External Links
- Lucy Westenra - Ao3 tag
References