Eliza Sommers
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Eliza Sommers is the determined and adventurous Chilean-born heroine of Isabel Allende’s historical novel "Daughter of Fortune," who embarks on a perilous journey to California during the Gold Rush in search of love and independence.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| adoptiveFamilyResidence | Valparaíso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Daughter of Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAuthorNationality | Chilean ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkSeries | trilogy including Portrait in Sepia and The House of the Spirits ⓘ |
| closeCompanion | Tao Chi’en NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Isabel Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defies | Victorian gender expectations ⓘ |
| disguisesAs | boy ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Chilean ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-historical character ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Daughter of Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | 1999 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Joaquín Andieta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | California Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryNationalityContext | Chilean literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores role of women in 19th century society ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | heroine ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
adventurous
ⓘ
courageous ⓘ determined ⓘ independent ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Daughter of Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
Jeremy Sommers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miss Rose Sommers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| searchesFor |
independence
ⓘ
love ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female autonomy
ⓘ
transgression of social norms ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
cross-cultural identity
ⓘ
female independence ⓘ love and self-discovery ⓘ migration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| travelsBy | ship ⓘ |
| travelsFrom | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelsTo | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undertakes | perilous journey ⓘ |
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