Mr. Tulliver

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father fictional character literary character miller

Mr. Tulliver is the hot-tempered, proud miller and father of Maggie and Tom in George Eliot’s novel "The Mill on the Floss," whose financial ruin and stubbornness drive much of the story’s family and social conflict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mr. Tulliver canonical	6
Mrs. Tulliver	2
Mr Tulliver	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	father ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ miller ⓘ
appearsIn	The Mill on the Floss ⓘ
appearsInGenre	Victorian novel ⓘ
borrowsMoneyFrom	Mr. Wakem ⓘ
causeOf	Tulliver family financial downfall ⓘ
centralTo	family conflict in The Mill on the Floss ⓘ social conflict in The Mill on the Floss ⓘ
conflictWith	Dodson family values ⓘ Wakem family ⓘ
createdBy	George Eliot ⓘ
declaresIntentionTo	pay off all his debts ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	The Mill on the Floss ⓘ surface form: The Mill on the Floss (1860)
gender	male ⓘ
hasChild	Maggie Tulliver ⓘ Tom Tulliver ⓘ
hasEnemy	Mr. Wakem ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith	Maggie Tulliver ⓘ Tom Tulliver ⓘ
hasSpouse	Mrs. Tulliver ⓘ
hasTrait	honour-bound ⓘ hot-tempered ⓘ impulsive ⓘ protective father ⓘ proud ⓘ resentful ⓘ stubborn ⓘ
isIndulgentToward	Maggie Tulliver ⓘ
isStrictWith	Tom Tulliver ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
literaryRole	tragic father figure ⓘ
livesInFictionalPlace	St. Ogg's ⓘ
losesLawsuitTo	Mr. Wakem ⓘ
narrativeFunction	catalyst for Maggie and Tom's later struggles ⓘ
nationality	English ⓘ
occupation	miller ⓘ
owns	Dorlcote Mill ⓘ
residesIn	Dorlcote Mill ⓘ
residesNear	the River Floss ⓘ surface form: River Floss
suffers	ill health after financial ruin ⓘ stroke ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
undergoes	financial ruin ⓘ
values	family honour ⓘ independence ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

The Mill on the Floss → mainCharacter → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mrs. Tulliver

Maggie Tulliver → hasFather → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

Tom Tulliver → hasFather → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

Tom Tulliver → hasMother → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mrs. Tulliver

Dorlcote Mill → ownedBy → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mr Tulliver

Maggie Tulliver is Tom Tulliver's sister → hasFather → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

subject surface form: Maggie Tulliver

Maggie Tulliver is romantically involved with Stephen Guest → hasFather → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ

subject surface form: Maggie Tulliver

Tulliver family versus Wakem family → involvesCharacter → Mr. Tulliver ⓘ