The Widow
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The Widow is a tragic female character in Nikos Kazantzakis's novel "Zorba the Greek," whose relationship with the narrator and subsequent fate highlight the clash between individual desire and oppressive social norms in a Cretan village.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Zorba the Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorNationality | Greek literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Alexis Zorba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pavlis NERFINISHED ⓘ the narrator (Basil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder by villagers ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikos Kazantzakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Zorba the Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionAssociated |
desire
ⓘ
fear ⓘ grief ⓘ shame ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1946 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
modern Greek literature
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ |
| killedBecauseOf |
perceived dishonor
ⓘ
relationship with the narrator ⓘ |
| killedBy | Cretan villagers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for village violence
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embodiment of victimized womanhood ⓘ reveals hypocrisy of village community ⓘ tests narrator’s moral courage ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| occupation | widow ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Alexis Zorba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the narrator ⓘ |
| residence | Cretan village ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
love interest of the narrator
ⓘ
tragic character ⓘ |
| setting | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between passion and convention
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female vulnerability under patriarchy ⓘ innocent victim of collective violence ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
clash between individual desire and social norms
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honor culture ⓘ oppressive social morality ⓘ patriarchal violence ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
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