Marjorie Morningstar
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Marjorie Morningstar is the title character of Herman Wouk’s 1955 novel, a young Jewish woman in mid-20th-century New York whose coming-of-age story explores love, ambition, and cultural expectations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ title character ⓘ |
| ageAtStartOfStory | late teens ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Marjorie Morningstar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeOfStory |
ambition
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coming of age ⓘ cultural expectations ⓘ love ⓘ |
| characterArc | struggle between artistic ambition and conventional domestic life ⓘ |
| creator | Herman Wouk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | American Jewish community in the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyBackground | middle-class Jewish family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Marjorie Morningstar" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic portrayal of a young Jewish woman in mid-20th-century American fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | aspiring actress ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Noel Airman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Catskills resort area
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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