Roger Malvin
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Roger Malvin is a fictional frontiersman in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Roger Malvin’s Burial,” whose broken promise and lingering guilt drive the tale’s tragic exploration of conscience and retribution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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frontiersman ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Roger Malvin’s Burial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | short story ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| burialStatusInPlot | left unburied at the time of death ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | battle wounds ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | The Token (as part of Hawthorne’s early tales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyThemeAssociation |
broken promise
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conscience ⓘ guilt ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ retribution ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for Reuben Bourne’s guilt ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome | dies of wounds in the wilderness ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| relationship |
father of Dorcas Malvin
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mentor to Reuben Bourne ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
supporting protagonist
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title character ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American colonial frontier ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of unfulfilled duty
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haunting conscience of Reuben Bourne ⓘ |
| workPublicationAuthor | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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