Strether

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Strether is the reflective, middle-aged protagonist of Henry James's novel "The Ambassadors," whose journey to Europe prompts a profound reassessment of his life and values.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary protagonist
age middle-aged
appearsIn The Ambassadors NERFINISHED
appearsInLanguage English
associatedWith Chad Newsome NERFINISHED
Madame de Vionnet NERFINISHED
Maria Gostrey NERFINISHED
Mrs. Newsome NERFINISHED
Woollett, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
characterTrait conscientious
observant
reflective
self-critical
createdBy Henry James NERFINISHED
creator Henry James NERFINISHED
employer Mrs. Newsome NERFINISHED
familyName Strether NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Henry James’s The Ambassadors universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Ambassadors NERFINISHED
fullName Lewis Lambert Strether NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Lambert NERFINISHED
Lewis NERFINISHED
literaryFunction vehicle for Jamesian point of view
literaryPeriod Realism NERFINISHED
loyalTo Mrs. Newsome NERFINISHED
medium novel
mission to bring Chad Newsome back to Woollett
moralPosition advocates living fully before it is too late
narrativeRole central consciousness
nationality American
occupation editor
magazine editor
protagonistOf The Ambassadors NERFINISHED
relationshipStatus widower
residence Woollett, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
romanticInterest Maria Gostrey NERFINISHED
sentTo Europe NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement American versus European culture
innocence versus experience
renunciation
undergoes moral awakening
reassessment of his life and values
workPublicationYear 1903

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