Jonathan Harker - Blog Posts

I positively adore how both Mina and Jonathan think of each other in their journal/letters. Distance may separate them, but they are always on each other’s minds. A recipe for her, practice for him. To be of use to the other. To capture what the other isn’t experiencing. A point of connection for the two who are so far apart. A way of saying that the world is beautiful and fascinating and I want to share it with you

I’m sorry I was talking with someone about the AP lit prompt for the third essay today and said that I used the Dracula novel and the character of Jonathan to write the essay, Yknow, cuz it fit. And they straight up said “Are you kidding me, isn’t that a movie?”

Bro.

Advanced placement student.

Literature and composition.

Happy Dracula day to all who celebrate

Where can I find a friend who shares the same hyperfixation as me? FYI it’s a 128 year old novel about a silly little english lawyer who goes to stay with a weird guy™ who doesn’t show up in mirrors, has questionable bedtime habits, and can scale walls like a lizard.

My good friend Jonathan is going on a very important business trip next week. Everyone wish him luck.

I've been reading Dracula lately and I've noticed that the main cast of characters are all not very bright people, except for Madam Mina and sometimes Dracula. Like they all have one braincell and Mina doesn't share it, but sometimes the old vampire manages to steal it for a bit.

The locals trying to warn Jonathan Harker about Dracula like

Gasp, all this weird stuff has happened now all my stuff is gone?!? *GASP* I wOnDeR wHy ThIs Is HaPpEnInG?!?!

big day today

PERFECT observation

Had Dracula been capable of subtlety instead of lizarding around in front of his human guest, Jonathan would have just concluded he was a lonely, eccentric old man. He could have introduced Dracula to his friends as "this foreign nobleman who's really, really, really into London" and no one would have suspected him of anything because they'd think of him as a harmless teaboo who can't possibly be dangerous

but Dracula had no subtlety.

IT'S DRACULA SEASON

HERE WE GO, GIRLS! The feeling of déjà vu will be constant, but it will always feel like the first time. May it be a smooth journey for our good friend Jonathan Harker and may he be able to jot down as many recipes and interesting facts about his stay as possible to finally share with his beloved fiancée, Mina Murray.

We have been waiting for this moment for a long time and I am so excited!

I've been wondering since the 6th how Dracula took over practically my entire year and I'm still wandering around waiting for something to happen, but then I remember that next year is about to start and HE'S COMING BACK SOON! It's almost comical this whole situation

Dracula daily is over.

What am I supposed to do with my life now??

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Silly wee Jonathan Harker warmup sketch idk if I’ll ever finish

November 6th - Dracula

I absolutely love the atmosphere here, Jonathan Harker in the shadow of the nightmare Castle in the sunset.

(Art by Angela Barrett in the special Folio Society ed of Dracula)

This is a Gothic Romance - October 11, Dracula

"I believe that neither I nor anyone else in this world could describe the strange scene that followed - solemn, somber, melancholy, terrible, and yet tender." -- this is how Seward tries to show us the affectionate passion of the Harkers

After everyone makes the promise to Mina about her death, Jonathan asks her:

"Must I also make that promise, my wife?" Mina answers him (this part brings tears to my eyes every time I read it) "You too, my love. And you must not hesitate. You are the one I love most, you are my world. Our souls are united forever and ever, for eternity. Remember, my love, the brave men who in times past killed their wives so that they would not fall into enemy hands. Their hands remained steady, for the women themselves begged to be killed. It is a man's duty, in turbulent times, to those he loves! And, my love, if I must be killed, may it be by the hands of the one who loves me most. (…) If that time comes, I count on Mr. "Van Helsing" to ensure that my husband will keep for the rest of his life the happy memory of having been the one to free me from this terrible curse."

The climax of the scene is when he asks Jonathan to recite the Office of the Dead as a way of keeping his beloved's voice in his memory:

"I would like you to do this for me, my love, because I will carry with me forever the memory of your voice, no matter what happens!"

Today is October 4th and I had forgotten about this image

the day dawns babes

Count Dracula: "Hahahahaha! I will make you my thrall, and you will obey me for all eternity!"

Mina, trembling with rage: "Fucker who I am going to dox right this fucking second says what?"

The Count: "What-"

Mina: "I mean this in the nicest, most pitying and pious way: Die <3"

Dracula: "wh--"

Mina: "Jonathan, darling, be sure to show him mercy when you find him in his little dirt box which is currently at sea and fleeing back to his hidey hole castle in the Carpathians <3"

Dracula: "Hang on,"

Jonathan, kukri out: "I named it Mercy <3" 🔪

October 3rd

"As for me, I have already made up my mind. If Mina becomes a vampire, I will not let her enter this unknown and terrible universe alone. I suppose that in ancient times, vampires multiplied in this way: so that their hateful bodies could rest only on holy ground, the holiest love must have recruited many soldiers for its armies."

Could Jonathan be the first potential literary character for the "I would die for her" topic? I swear I have no idea of ​​any classics older than "Dracula" that had a character in his full consciousness take such an action as Harker did for Mina.

Press play DJ, it's Saturday night and it's time to play the JonMina playlist!

Every wedding anniversary deserves good music and I was ARDENTLY waiting for this moment

Dear Dracula Adaptations,

Me and @starlitartworks discussed this, and we both agree: In a universe where Dracula is meant to look like this-

Jonathan Harker is allowed to be sexy. It is possible to be devastatingly attractive and a total nerd at the same time. Stop making Dracula sexier than Jonathan so she'll choose the monster who assaulted her instead of the guy who adores her more than life itself. Give Jonathan the good looks instead.

I know it's early and that our good friend Jonathan Harker has already arrived in Bistrita, but does anyone have a JonMina playlist? I want to be prepared for when our couple meets again :)

Dracula Returns

I don't know if you've heard the latest news, but it looks like Dracula is going to return to cinema screens, I just saw on my phone that it will be produced by Luc Besson in partnership with Christoph Waltz. I'm shaking, anxious and afraid of repeating the same rereading from 92, I understand those who like the material, but I really wanted a version closer to what is actually covered in the book. My couple JonMina as an ardent couple that they are, Renfield without stereotypes, Lucy without the tremendous sexualization, Dracula as manipulative and megavillain and without romanticizing him as if he were innocent of something, Van Helsing without his caricatured and even exaggerated format, etc.

and honestly, on all sites it only shows the version of a Dracula wanting to find his wife lost in eternity, please show us the story as it truly is! Why distance yourself so much?!

Above all, and from the bottom of my heart, I hope it is at least a good adaptation.