Elizabeth Bates

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Elizabeth Bates is the central character in D. H. Lawrence’s short story "Odour of Chrysanthemums," a miner’s wife whose emotional awakening unfolds after her husband’s sudden death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
short story character
appearsIn Odour of Chrysanthemums NERFINISHED
associatedSymbol chrysanthemums
associatedWith coal mining community
createdBy D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED
experiences alienation
emotional awakening
grief
marital disillusionment
familyRole mother
wife
firstAppearance Odour of Chrysanthemums NERFINISHED
gender female
hasChild Annie Bates NERFINISHED
John Bates NERFINISHED
hasRelative mother-in-law of Walter Bates
hasRole central character
hasSpouse Walter Bates NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod early 20th-century English literature
maritalStatus married
nationality English
occupation housewife
protagonistOf Odour of Chrysanthemums NERFINISHED
reactsTo husband’s sudden death
realizes emotional distance from her husband
residence English mining village
setInWork Nottinghamshire coalfield region (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement death and recognition
marriage and estrangement
working-class life

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Odour of Chrysanthemums hasProtagonist Elizabeth Bates