Becky Thatcher

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fictional character literary character

Becky Thatcher is a spirited, kind-hearted girl in Mark Twain’s classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," known as Tom’s love interest and a symbol of youthful innocence and adventure.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Becky Thatcher (fictional character) 2
character Becky Thatcher 1
the character Becky Thatcher 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ
surface form: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876 novel)
associatedWith Huckleberry Finn ⓘ
Tom Sawyer ⓘ
basedOn Laura Hawkins ⓘ
characterTrait adventurous ⓘ
innocent ⓘ
kind-hearted ⓘ
spirited ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Mark Twain ⓘ
familyName Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
surface form: Thatcher
fictionalUniverse Tom Sawyer universe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre adventure fiction ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
hasRelative Judge Thatcher ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
nationality American (fictional) ⓘ
occupation student ⓘ
relativeType daughter of Judge Thatcher ⓘ
role Tom Sawyer's love interest ⓘ
schoolgirl ⓘ
setting St. Petersburg, Missouri (fictional town) ⓘ
themeInvolvement childhood adventure ⓘ
first love ⓘ
youthful innocence ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joe Harper → appearsWith → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
Becky Thatcher House → associatedWith → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Becky Thatcher (fictional character)
Judge Thatcher → associatedWith → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
Tom Sawyer (1973 film) → character → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
Tom Sawyer universe → featuresCharacter → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
Judge Thatcher → hasChild → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
subject surface form: St. Petersburg, Missouri
Becky Thatcher House → hasSubject → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: character Becky Thatcher
Laura Hawkins → inspirationFor → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
Laura Hawkins → inspired → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: the character Becky Thatcher
Tom Sawyer → loveInterest → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
Becky Thatcher House → namedAfter → Becky Thatcher ⓘ
this entity surface form: Becky Thatcher (fictional character)
Judge Thatcher → parentOf → Becky Thatcher ⓘ