Drusilla
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Drusilla is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Unvanquished," known for her unconventional, defiant behavior and complex role in the American South during and after the Civil War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drusilla Hawk Sartoris | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Unvanquished NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Sartoris family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | central character ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
defiant
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independent ⓘ nonconformist ⓘ unconventional ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
challenges traditional gender roles
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embodies social change in the postwar South ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Southern identity
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gender roles ⓘ honor and duty ⓘ individual versus society ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| workSettingRegion | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSettingState | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Drusilla Hawk Sartoris