Adèle Varens (ward, possibly illegitimate daughter)
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Adèle Varens is the lively French ward of Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," widely presumed to be his illegitimate daughter.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adèle Varens | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Bildungsroman
ⓘ
Gothic novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
education
ⓘ
guardianship ⓘ illegitimacy ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| basedInWork | Thornfield Hall, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtToEnglandBy | Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caretaker | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAgeRangeInNovel | child ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
affectionate
ⓘ
lively ⓘ spoiled ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1847 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Adèle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardian | Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuardianRelationshipType | non-biological ward ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Varens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryEra | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryWorkSetting | 19th-century England ⓘ |
| mother | Céline Varens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherProfession | French opera dancer ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to highlight Jane’s capacity for kindness and teaching
ⓘ
to reveal aspects of Rochester’s past ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| origin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleBiologicalFather | Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presumedRelationshipToRochester | possible illegitimate daughter ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToJaneEyre |
Jane’s student
ⓘ
pupil ⓘ |
| residesAt | Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
child ward
ⓘ
foil to Jane Eyre’s childhood ⓘ |
| rumoredParent | Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| wardOf | Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wardStatus | ward of Mr. Rochester ⓘ |
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