Ivy Peters
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Ivy Peters is a ruthless, opportunistic lawyer and land speculator in Willa Cather’s novel "A Lost Lady," symbolizing the rise of crass materialism and the decline of old ideals on the American frontier.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivy Peters canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ land speculator ⓘ lawyer ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Lost Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
exploitation of land and people
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moral decay ⓘ transition from frontier idealism to materialism ⓘ |
| characterRole | primary antagonist in A Lost Lady ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Captain Daniel Forrester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | land around Sweet Water ⓘ |
| createdBy | Willa Cather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploits |
Forrester estate
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Marian Forrester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Lost Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryWorkGenreContext | American novel ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
land speculator
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lawyer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
opportunistic
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ruthless ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Sweet Water, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corruption of the American frontier
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crass materialism ⓘ decline of old ideals ⓘ ruthless capitalism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th to early 20th century American West ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
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