Flood on the Floss

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Flood on the Floss is the climactic catastrophic inundation in George Eliot’s novel "The Mill on the Floss," in which key characters, including Maggie Tulliver, meet their tragic end.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climactic event
fictional event
literary plot device
causesDeathOfCharacter Maggie Tulliver NERFINISHED
Tom Tulliver NERFINISHED
chronologicalPositionInWork ending
countryOfWork United Kingdom
depicts catastrophic inundation
natural disaster
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1860
genreOfWork Victorian novel
hasConsequence closure of the Tulliver siblings' story arc
destruction of property in St. Ogg's
loss of life
involvesCharacter Lucy Deane NERFINISHED
Maggie Tulliver NERFINISHED
Stephen Guest NERFINISHED
Tom Tulliver NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriodOfWork Victorian literature NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction catastrophe
climax
occursInMedium novel
occursInWork The Mill on the Floss NERFINISHED
partOf The Mill on the Floss NERFINISHED
portrayedAs sudden and overwhelming
relatedCharacterArc Maggie Tulliver's search for redemption GENERATED
relatedThemeInWork conflict between individual desire and duty
social constraints on women
relatedWork The Mill on the Floss NERFINISHED
resolutionOf Maggie Tulliver's inner conflict
Tom and Maggie Tulliver's estrangement
settingLocation River Floss NERFINISHED
St. Ogg's NERFINISHED
symbolizes inescapable destiny
moral and emotional crisis
overwhelming forces of life
theme family loyalty
fate
nature's power
reconciliation
sacrifice
tragedy
usedAs dramatic ending
workAuthor George Eliot NERFINISHED

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Maggie Tulliver is Tom Tulliver's sister diesIn Flood on the Floss
subject surface form: Maggie Tulliver