Reverend Arthur Villars

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Reverend Arthur Villars is a central guardian and moral guide figure in Fanny Burney’s novel "Evelina," serving as the heroine’s adoptive father and advisor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adoptive father
clergyman
fictional character
guardian
literary character
moral guide
adoptiveParentOf Evelina NERFINISHED
appearsIn Evelina NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre epistolary novel
appearsInLiteraryPeriod 18th-century English literature
associatedWithTheme education of a young woman
morality
parental authority
virtue and sensibility
communicationFormInNovel letters
createdBy Fanny Burney NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Evelina; or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1778
gender male
guardianOf Evelina NERFINISHED
literaryRole supporting character
literarySignificance embodies traditional moral values
narrativeFunction guides heroine’s decisions
provides moral commentary
nationality English
occupation Reverend
relationshipToProtagonist father figure to Evelina
roleInWork advisor to Evelina
central guardian figure
moral mentor to Evelina

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Evelina hasCharacter Reverend Arthur Villars