Widow Douglas
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Widow Douglas is a kind but strict guardian in Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" who attempts to civilize Huck according to her religious and social values.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Widow Douglas's house | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Miss Watson ⓘ |
| benefactorOf | Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charitable
ⓘ
kind ⓘ pious ⓘ respectable ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| creator | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
moral influence on Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
symbol of conventional society and religion ⓘ |
| livesWith | Miss Watson ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAct | rescued by Huckleberry Finn from Injun Joe ⓘ |
| occupation | guardian ⓘ |
| relationshipToMissWatson | sister ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | St. Petersburg, Missouri ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| socialClass | middle class ⓘ |
| teaches |
religion to Huckleberry Finn
ⓘ
social manners to Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| triesTo | civilize Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Widow Douglas's house
subject surface form:
St. Petersburg, Missouri