William Dobbin
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William Dobbin is a loyal, self-effacing army officer in William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel "Vanity Fair," known for his unrequited love for Amelia Sedley and his moral contrast to the book’s more cynical characters.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Dobbin canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Amelia Sedley
NERFINISHED
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Becky Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ George Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
realist novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | literature ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
honorable
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kind ⓘ loyal ⓘ modest ⓘ patient ⓘ self-effacing ⓘ steadfast ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Becky Sharp
NERFINISHED
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George Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Makepeace Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | George Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasUnrequitedLoveFor | Amelia Sedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInLoveWith | Amelia Sedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of integrity
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embodiment of unselfish love ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Amelia Sedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Amelia Sedley
NERFINISHED
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George Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| moralRole | moral contrast to cynical characters ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | foil to Becky Sharp ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToAmeliaSedley |
devoted admirer
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eventual husband GENERATED ⓘ |
| servesIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Regency England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | novel ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | 1847–1848 ⓘ |
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