Roderick Elliston
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Roderick Elliston is the tormented protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale “Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent,” whose life is consumed by a metaphorical serpent representing his destructive self-absorption.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent
NERFINISHED
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short story ⓘ |
| centralThemeOfCharacter |
moral torment
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self-absorption ⓘ |
| characterRole | tormented protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
alienation
ⓘ
psychological torment ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Gothic fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalAffliction | serpent in his bosom ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | bosom serpent ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of egotism
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moral warning figure ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherCharacters | estranged from his wife ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter | 19th-century New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destructive self-absorption
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egotism ⓘ |
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