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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
contemporary literary fiction
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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
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marriage-minded conventionality ⓘ societal expectations about gender roles ⓘ |
| fiancéOf | Marian ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
career-oriented
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controlling tendencies ⓘ conventional ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonistic force to Marian's self-realization
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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
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represents the life path expected of Marian ⓘ |
| settingContext | Toronto, Canada (within The Edible Woman) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
patriarchal social norms
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pressure to conform to traditional marriage ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.