Florence

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Florence is a central character in James Baldwin's novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain," known as John Grimes's strong-willed, embittered aunt whose life story reveals the burdens of race, gender, and family in early 20th-century America.

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Florence canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel character
appearsIn Go Tell It on the Mountain
associatedWith African American experience
Pentecostal church
religion
auntOf John Grimes
characterTrait embittered
strong-willed
createdBy James Baldwin
exploresTheme family
gender
race
gender female
languageOfWork English
medium novel
narrativeFunction embodies burdens of oppression
reveals family history
nationalContext United States of America
surface form: United States
relativeOf John Grimes
roleInWork central character
setInPeriod early 20th-century America
themeConnection intergenerational trauma
intersection of race and gender
migration and hardship

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