Polly Milton
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Polly Milton is the wholesome, principled young heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s novel *An Old-Fashioned Girl*, whose modesty and integrity contrast with the more fashionable society around her.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polly Milton canonical | 7 |
| influenced by Polly Milton’s values | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An Old-Fashioned Girl ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
sentimental literature ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Fanny Shaw
ⓘ
fashionable society ⓘ |
| createdBy | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| familyBackground | country ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Fanny Shaw
ⓘ
Tom Shaw ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influences |
Fanny Shaw’s character development
ⓘ
Tom Shaw’s sense of responsibility ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Tom Shaw ⓘ |
| maintains | personal integrity in urban society ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | virtuous ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | music teacher ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
honest
ⓘ
industrious ⓘ kind ⓘ modest ⓘ principled ⓘ unpretentious ⓘ wholesome ⓘ |
| resists | social pressure to be fashionable ⓘ |
| roleInWork | moral center of An Old-Fashioned Girl ⓘ |
| settingContext | 19th-century Boston ⓘ |
| skill |
piano playing
ⓘ
singing ⓘ |
| socialClass | middle class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral steadfastness
ⓘ
old-fashioned virtues ⓘ resistance to shallow fashion ⓘ |
| teaches | simple living by example ⓘ |
| themeIn |
contrast between old-fashioned and modern values
ⓘ
critique of materialism ⓘ |
| value |
domesticity
ⓘ
family affection ⓘ hard work ⓘ moral integrity ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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influenced by Polly Milton’s values