Mercedes

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fictional character literary character

Mercedes is a minor but memorable character in Jack London’s novel "The Call of the Wild," portrayed as a pampered, naive woman whose behavior contributes to the hardship and downfall of her sledding party.

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Label	Occurrences
Mercedes canonical	5

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
appearsIn	The Call of the Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	civilization versus nature ⓘ human folly ⓘ incompetence in the wilderness ⓘ materialism ⓘ survival of the fittest ⓘ
characterTrait	emotional ⓘ inexperienced ⓘ naive ⓘ pampered ⓘ self-indulgent ⓘ spoiled ⓘ stubborn ⓘ
consequenceOfBehavior	contributes to exhaustion of the sled dogs ⓘ contributes to overloading the sled ⓘ contributes to the downfall of her sledding party ⓘ contributes to the hardship of her party ⓘ
createdBy	Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyRelation	sister of Hal ⓘ wife of Charles ⓘ
firstPublicationContext	The Call of the Wild (1903 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	early 20th-century American literature ⓘ
medium	novel ⓘ
memberOfGroup	Hal, Charles, and Mercedes sledding party ⓘ
name	Mercedes NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction	illustrates the dangers of ignorance in the wilderness ⓘ provides contrast to competent northern characters ⓘ symbolizes the weakness of soft civilization in the harsh North ⓘ
nationalityInferred	American (implied, not explicitly stated) ⓘ
notableAction	argues with Hal and Charles about decisions on the trail ⓘ coddles the sled dogs against practical advice ⓘ insists on bringing luxury items on the trail ⓘ interferes with the management of the sled dogs ⓘ overpacks the sled with unnecessary belongings ⓘ
relatedWork	adaptations of The Call of the Wild ⓘ
roleInWork	minor character ⓘ
settingContext	Yukon trail during the Klondike Gold Rush ⓘ
species	human ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Call of the Wild → featuresCharacter → Mercedes ⓘ

Carmen Mercedes Moreno → hasGivenName → Mercedes ⓘ

Mercédès → spellingVariant → Mercedes ⓘ

subject surface form: Mercédès Jellinek

The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film) → character → Mercedes ⓘ

Friedrich Jellinek → givenName → Mercedes ⓘ

subject surface form: Mercedes Jellinek