Cassandra Mortmain
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Cassandra Mortmain is the introspective teenage narrator of Dodie Smith’s novel "I Capture the Castle," known for chronicling her eccentric family’s life in a crumbling English castle.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ teenage girl ⓘ |
| ageAtStartOfWork | 17 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | I Capture the Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ first love ⓘ poverty and class ⓘ |
| characterRole |
first-person narrator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Dodie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mortmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | I Capture the Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWorkAppearedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
coming-of-age novel
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romantic novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Cassandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | James Mortmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest |
Neil Cotton
NERFINISHED
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Simon Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSister | Rose Mortmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStepMother | Topaz Mortmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of the most beloved teenage narrators in English literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| narratorOf | I Capture the Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
documents her own emotional development
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records daily life in detailed journals ⓘ |
| occupation |
diarist
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writer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
imaginative
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introspective ⓘ observant ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkAppearedIn | William Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Godsend Castle
NERFINISHED
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crumbling castle in the English countryside ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s England ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
I Capture the Castle (2003 film)