Fayaway
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Fayaway is a central Polynesian woman character in Herman Melville’s novel "Typee," often remembered for her beauty, grace, and symbolic role in the story’s depiction of island life.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian woman
ⓘ
female character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Typee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Typee valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
island life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
novelist
ⓘ
sailor ⓘ |
| describedAs |
beautiful
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central female figure ⓘ graceful ⓘ |
| ethnicityInFiction | Polynesian ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
adventure novel
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travel narrative ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
cultural symbol of the Typee people
ⓘ
romantic ideal ⓘ |
| partOf | Typee characters ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1846 ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
love interest of the narrator ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
harmony with nature
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idealized Polynesian beauty ⓘ innocence ⓘ |
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