Peter

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Peter is a central character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as the protagonist Marian's conventional, marriage-minded fiancé who embodies societal expectations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
male character
appearsInGenre contemporary literary fiction
feminist fiction
appearsInWork The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman
surface form: The Edible Woman (novel)
associatedWithTheme consumer culture and objectification
gender roles
marriage and conformity
countryOfOrigin Canada
surface form: Canada (fictional setting context)
createdBy Margaret Atwood
embodies conventional masculinity
marriage-minded conventionality
societal expectations about gender roles
fiancéOf Marian
hasTrait career-oriented
controlling tendencies
conventional
status-conscious
languageOfWork English
medium novel
narrativeRole antagonistic force to Marian's self-realization
central character
partOfFictionalUniverse The Edible Woman
surface form: The Edible Woman fictional universe
relationshipToProtagonist fiancé of Marian
roleInPlot drives Marian's crisis over identity and consumption
represents the life path expected of Marian
settingContext Toronto, Canada (within The Edible Woman)
symbolizes patriarchal social norms
pressure to conform to traditional marriage
workPublicationYear 1969

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