Mattie Ross
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Mattie Ross is the determined, sharp-witted teenage heroine of the Western story "True Grit," known for seeking justice for her father's murder with unwavering resolve.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mattie Ross canonical | 8 |
| Mattie Ross in True Grit | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
True Grit (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
True Grit
True Grit (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
True Grit (1968 novel)
True Grit (1969 film) ⓘ True Grit (2010 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
LaBoeuf
ⓘ
Rooster Cogburn ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
ⓘ
determined ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ religious ⓘ resolute ⓘ sharp-witted ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Portis ⓘ |
| familyRelation | daughter of Frank Ross ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
True Grit (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
True Grit (serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, 1968)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| goal | capture Tom Chaney ⓘ |
| hires | Rooster Cogburn ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterLife |
becomes a successful businesswoman
ⓘ
remains unmarried ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel character ⓘ |
| loses | her arm (after snakebite, in adulthood) ⓘ |
| motivation |
to avenge her father’s murder
ⓘ
to seek justice ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
insistence on justice rather than mercy
ⓘ
unwavering resolve ⓘ |
| occupation | rancher’s daughter ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Hailee Steinfeld
ⓘ
Kim Darby ⓘ |
| pursues | Tom Chaney ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| setting |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Indian Territory ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
coming of age
ⓘ
justice versus revenge ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | Colt Dragoon revolver ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mattie Ross in True Grit
subject surface form:
True Grit
subject surface form:
True Grit
subject surface form:
True Grit