Violet Trace
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Violet Trace is a troubled Harlem hairdresser in Toni Morrison's novel "Jazz," whose violent act against her husband's young lover exposes the scars of her Southern past and the complexities of love, jealousy, and identity during the Harlem Renaissance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → protagonist → |
| appearsIn |
Jazz
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| appearsInGenre |
historical novel
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modernist fiction → |
| associatedWithTheme |
female subjectivity
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marital betrayal → migration from South to North → urban Black life in Harlem → |
| centralThemeRelation |
identity
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jealousy → love → |
| commitsActAgainst |
Dorcas
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| createdBy |
Toni Morrison
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| ethnicity |
Black
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| explores |
scars of her Southern past
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| gender |
female
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| hasMaritalRelationshipType |
strained
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| hasOccupation |
hairdresser
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| hasPastIn |
the American South
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| hasPsychologicalState |
troubled
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| hasSpouse |
Joe Trace
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| livesIn |
Harlem
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| narrativeFunction |
focus of psychological exploration
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| nationality |
African American
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| residesAt |
an apartment in Harlem
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| setInFictionalTime |
1920s New York City
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| timePeriod |
Harlem Renaissance
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| victimOfViolentActIs |
her husband's young lover
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Jazz (novel)
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mainCharacter |