Pilgrim

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Pilgrim is the central allegorical traveler in John Bunyan’s Christian classic "The Pilgrim’s Progress," representing the soul’s spiritual journey toward salvation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical character
literary character
protagonist
accompaniedBy Faithful
Hopeful NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Pilgrim’s Progress NERFINISHED
associatedWith Puritanism NERFINISHED
burdenRemovedAt foot of the Cross
burdenType burden of sin
createdBy John Bunyan NERFINISHED
facesTheme doubt
persecution
temptation
firstAppearanceYear 1678
gender male
guidedBy Evangelist
hasName Christian NERFINISHED
hasVirtueTheme faith
perseverance
repentance
influencedBy Protestant theology NERFINISHED
journeyFrom City of Destruction NERFINISHED
journeyGoal Celestial City NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod 17th-century English literature
moralFunction didactic example of Christian life
nationalityInFiction English
opposedBy Apollyon NERFINISHED
Giant Despair NERFINISHED
religiousContext Christianity
represents Christian soul
individual believer
roleInWork central traveler
narrative focal point
symbolizes pilgrimage toward salvation
spiritual journey
travelsThrough Delectable Mountains NERFINISHED
Doubting Castle NERFINISHED
Enchanted Ground NERFINISHED
Hill Difficulty
House of the Interpreter NERFINISHED
River of Death NERFINISHED
Slough of Despond NERFINISHED
Valley of Humiliation NERFINISHED
Valley of the Shadow of Death NERFINISHED
Vanity Fair NERFINISHED
Wicket Gate NERFINISHED
workGenreContext Christian allegory

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