Fanny Shaw

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Fanny Shaw is a wealthy, fashionable young woman in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "An Old-Fashioned Girl," serving as a foil to the more modest and traditional protagonist, Polly Milton.

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Fanny Shaw canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn An Old-Fashioned Girl
associatedWithTheme contrast between old-fashioned values and modern fashion
female friendship
social class and wealth
contrastsWith Polly Milton
createdBy Louisa May Alcott
firstAppearsIn An Old-Fashioned Girl
friendOf Polly Milton
hasCharacterArc grows more considerate and less superficial
hasFamilyName Shaw
hasGender female
hasGivenName Fanny
hasInterest fashion
parties
social status
hasParent Mr. Shaw
Mrs. Shaw
hasRole foil to Polly Milton
hasSibling Tom Shaw
hasSocialClass wealthy
hasTrait fashionable
sophisticated
status-conscious
worldly
livesIn Boston
memberOf Shaw family
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1869
settingOfActivity urban society life

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Polly Milton contrastsWith Fanny Shaw
Polly Milton friendOf Fanny Shaw