Ruby Thewes
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Ruby Thewes is a tough, resourceful mountain woman in Charles Frazier’s novel (and its film adaptation) "Cold Mountain," known for helping Ada Monroe survive and adapt to rural farm life during the Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationPortrayedBy | Renée Zellweger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cold Mountain
NERFINISHED
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Cold Mountain (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ada Monroe’s farm
NERFINISHED
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Black Cove farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardAssociation | Renée Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Ruby Thewes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | composite of Appalachian mountain women (implied, not explicitly named) ⓘ |
| characteristic |
independent
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practical ⓘ resourceful ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Frazier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyBackground | daughter of Stobrod Thewes ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cold Mountain universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Cold Mountain (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | historical fiction character ⓘ |
| helps | Ada Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDebut | Cold Mountain (1997 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesIn | North Carolina mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of rural self-reliance ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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laborer ⓘ |
| relationship | estranged from her father Stobrod Thewes at the beginning of the story ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
Ada Monroe’s friend
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Ada Monroe’s mentor ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English ⓘ |
| teaches | Ada Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesSkill |
animal husbandry
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farming ⓘ foraging ⓘ hunting ⓘ self-sufficiency ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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