Frederick Winterbourne
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Frederick Winterbourne is the Europeanized American expatriate protagonist of Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," whose conflicted attitudes toward innocence, propriety, and social convention drive the story's central tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederick Winterbourne canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American expatriate
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Henry James character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Daisy Miller ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Henry James ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfWork | American ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
struggle between personal desire and social convention
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tension between innocence and propriety ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Europeanized in manners and outlook
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conflicted about social conventions ⓘ judgmental ⓘ observant ⓘ self-conscious ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry James ⓘ |
| educationLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| emotionalAttitudeToward | Daisy Miller ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Daisy Miller
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surface form:
"Daisy Miller" (1878)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | novella ⓘ |
| internalConflict | attraction to Daisy versus fear of social censure ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | focalizer of the narrative in "Daisy Miller" ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralArc | fails to fully understand Daisy Miller ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited centered on Winterbourne ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | observer of Daisy Miller's behavior ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| publicationContext | character in an 1878 novella ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Daisy Miller ⓘ |
| residence | Geneva ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of "Daisy Miller" ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Rome
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Vevey ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American abroad shaped by European society
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conflict between New World innocence and Old World sophistication ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
American versus European values
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innocence versus experience ⓘ social judgment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.