Victoria Kipps

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Victoria Kipps is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty," known as the conservative, sharp-tongued daughter of academic Monty Kipps and a foil to the liberal Belsey family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn On Beauty NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre literary fiction
appearsInYearOfPublication 2005
associatedWithFamily Belsey family NERFINISHED
Kipps family NERFINISHED
characterRole central character
foil to the Belsey family
creator Zadie Smith NERFINISHED
familyName Kipps NERFINISHED
givenName Victoria NERFINISHED
hasEducationContext elite academic environment
hasFather Monty Kipps NERFINISHED
hasMother Carlene Kipps NERFINISHED
hasSibling Carlene Kipps’s other children
Michael Kipps Jr. NERFINISHED
language English
narrativeFunction catalyst for conflict between Kipps and Belsey families
nationality British
partOfWorkSetIn New England NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
personalityTrait sharp-tongued
politicalAlignment conservative
romanticInvolvementWith Howard Belsey NERFINISHED
Levi Belsey NERFINISHED
settingOfActivity Wellington College (fictional university in On Beauty) NERFINISHED
thematicFunction contrasts conservative and liberal values
explores race, class, and ideology

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On Beauty featuresCharacter Victoria Kipps