Rosa Coldfield
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Rosa Coldfield is a central figure in William Faulkner’s novel *Absalom, Absalom!*, serving as one of the primary narrators whose recollections help unravel the tragic history of the Sutpen family.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Absalom, Absalom! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorCycle | Yoknapatawpha saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
Coldfield family
NERFINISHED
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Sutpen family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aunt | Mrs. Coldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brotherInLaw | Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bitter
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deeply religious ⓘ obsessive ⓘ proud ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementStatus | broken engagement ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Absalom, Absalom! (1936) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of Southern resentment
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major voice constructing the Sutpen legend ⓘ |
| narratesTo | Quentin Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| narrativeReliability | biased by personal grievance ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| relationshipToEllenColdfield | younger sister ⓘ |
| relationshipToQuentinCompson | older towns-woman and narrator ⓘ |
| relationshipToThomasSutpen | former fiancée ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
primary narrator
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storyteller of Sutpen family history ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| sibling | Ellen Coldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
American South history
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decay of Southern aristocracy ⓘ gender and patriarchy ⓘ memory and storytelling ⓘ race and miscegenation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War era
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Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle | Mr. Coldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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