Jenny Mellor
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Jenny Mellor is the intelligent, ambitious teenage protagonist of the film "An Education," whose coming-of-age story explores the tensions between academic aspirations and the allure of a glamorous adult world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jenny Mellor canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| aspiration |
attend Oxford University
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pursue higher education ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lynn Barber (loosely) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from naive schoolgirl to more self-aware young woman ⓘ |
| conflict | academic aspirations vs glamorous adult world ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nick Hornby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Lone Scherfig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | grammar school student ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | An Education (2009 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreContext |
drama film
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Jack Mellor
NERFINISHED
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Marge Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | her parents' views on education ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| learns |
consequences of deception
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value of formal education ⓘ |
| loveInterest | David Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique social class and aspiration
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explore gender expectations in 1960s Britain ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | coming-of-age protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Carey Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | An Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork | Nick Hornby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| storyTheme |
coming of age
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conflict between academic life and glamour ⓘ education and self-discovery ⓘ |
| trait |
ambitious
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curious ⓘ idealistic ⓘ intelligent ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| undergoes |
loss of innocence
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moral awakening ⓘ |
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