Biddy
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Biddy is a kind, sensible, and unpretentious young woman in Charles Dickens's novel "Great Expectations," who serves as both a friend and moral counterpoint to the protagonist, Pip.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biddy canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Great Expectations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Bildungsroman
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Joe Gargery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. Joe Gargery NERFINISHED ⓘ Pip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
kind
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ modest ⓘ patient ⓘ sensible ⓘ unpretentious ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Estella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationLevel | better educated than Pip in childhood ⓘ |
| familyBackground | orphaned or of humble origins ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Great Expectations, early chapters at the village school ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Joe Gargery's house
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the forge ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Joe Gargery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFunctionInText |
contrast to Estella
ⓘ
embodiment of domestic virtue ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral guide for Pip
ⓘ
voice of practical wisdom ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | teacher ⓘ |
| relationshipToPip |
childhood friend
GENERATED
ⓘ
unrequited love interest GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | village near the marshes in Great Expectations ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
friend of Pip
ⓘ
moral counterpoint to Pip ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| supportsCharacter |
Joe Gargery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral integrity without wealth
ⓘ
simple, honest domestic life ⓘ |
| teaches | Pip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachesSubject |
basic education
ⓘ
reading ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1861 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.