Edith

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Edith is a central character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "The May-Pole of Merry Mount," symbolizing youthful joy and the conflict between pagan festivity and Puritan austerity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsInGenre American Romantic literature
short story
associatedWithTheme individual happiness versus religious strictness
joy versus austerity
love and marriage
paganism versus Puritanism
characterInWork The May-Pole of Merry Mount NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED
facesOppositionFrom John Endicott NERFINISHED
Puritans NERFINISHED
firstPublicationAuthor Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED
firstPublicationTitle The May-Pole of Merry Mount NERFINISHED
gender female
hasSpouse Edgar NERFINISHED
inLoveWith Edgar NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriodOfWork 19th-century American literature
narrativeFunction embodiment of youthful joy challenged by Puritan severity
roleInPlot bride at Merry Mount
central character
setInHistoricalContext Puritan New England NERFINISHED
settingOfCharacter Merry Mount colony NERFINISHED
symbolizes conflict between pagan festivity and Puritan austerity
festivity
pagan celebration
youthful joy

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