Eleanor Rigby (fictional character)

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Eleanor Rigby is a lonely, isolated woman from the Beatles’ song of the same name, symbolizing urban alienation and unnoticed suffering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
song character
appearsIn Eleanor Rigby
surface form: "Eleanor Rigby"
appearsInWorkType song
associatedArtist The Beatles
associatedBandMemberRole vocals by Paul McCartney (narration of her story)
associatedLocation church
graveyard
associatedSongwriter John Lennon
Paul McCartney
associatedTheme "all the lonely people"
burialContext buried along with her name
characterTrait isolated
lonely
unnoticed
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy John Lennon
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
culturalImpact frequently referenced in discussions of urban alienation
iconic representation of loneliness in popular music
diesInWork Eleanor Rigby
surface form: "Eleanor Rigby"
fictionalUniverse narrative world of the Beatles’ song "Eleanor Rigby"
firstAppearance 1966
firstAppearedInRelease Yellow Submarine
surface form: single "Eleanor Rigby" / "Yellow Submarine"
firstAppearedOnAlbum Revolver
genreContext baroque pop
rock music
languageOfWorkContext English
mannerOfDeath dies alone
mediumOfAppearance recorded music
narrativeRole protagonist of the song "Eleanor Rigby"
notableQuoteContext "All the lonely people, where do they all belong?"
"Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been"
recordLabelContext Capitol Records
Parlophone
relationshipToOtherCharacter parishioner of Father McKenzie
symbolizes anonymity in modern society
loneliness
social isolation
unnoticed suffering
urban alienation
workPublicationYearContext 1966

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Eleanor Rigby character Eleanor Rigby (fictional character)