Aspects of the Novel · Character
The Heroine
Generic term for female protagonists across novels, analyzed for their narrative roles.
minor
Also known as the heroine, hers
First appearance: iii people
The Heroine's tie to Defoe is one of the pressures that moves Aspects of the Novel—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Defoe (professional): Defoe is the author who created The Heroine (likely Moll Flanders or Roxana) in his novels. With Unknown Narrator (psychological): The Heroine is often the subject of the narrator's moral and…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Realism, depth, and narrative pattern
- Psychological depth and prophetic vision
- Protagonist
- Character transformation and flatness
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the emotional and psychological peak occurs as Forster shifts from analyzing narrative craft…
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- Defoe
professional · positive
Defoe is the author who created The Heroine (likely Moll Flanders or Roxana) in his… How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
psychological · ambivalent
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