Felice
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Felice is a central female character in Claude McKay’s novel "Home to Harlem," representing love, desire, and the complexities of relationships in Harlem’s vibrant 1920s nightlife.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Home to Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
African American identity
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desire ⓘ freedom ⓘ independence ⓘ love ⓘ migration ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimePeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| createdBy | Claude McKay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | African American working-class community in Harlem ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre |
African American literature
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modernist novel ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Home to Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLoveTriangleInvolving |
Jake Brown
NERFINISHED
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other male admirers in Harlem ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Harlem Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the notable female figures in Harlem Renaissance fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives Jake Brown’s emotional development
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embodies complexities of love and desire in Harlem nightlife ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | waitress ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Home to Harlem universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
desirable
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emotionally complex ⓘ independent ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithJakeBrown | romantic partner GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Jake Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
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love interest ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Harlem nightlife
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dance halls ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
romantic longing
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the tension between stability and freedom ⓘ urban modernity in Harlem ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1928 ⓘ |
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