Frances Wharton

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Frances Wharton is the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel "The Spy," a young woman navigating love, loyalty, and political intrigue during the American Revolutionary War.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
appearsIn The Spy
associatedWith American Patriots
British Loyalists
linked to: American Loyalists

Continental Army
characterTrait compassionate
courageous
loyal
principled
createdBy James Fenimore Cooper
createdInCountry United States
familyName Wharton
fictionalUniverse The Spy universe
firstAppearance The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
linked to: The Spy
gender female
hasBrother Henry Wharton
hasFather Mr. Wharton
hasRelationshipWith Harvey Birch
hasSister Sarah Wharton
inConflictWith British authorities
wartime loyalties
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement American Romanticism
literaryStatus early American novel heroine
medium novel
moralAlignment patriot
narrativeRole moral center
romantic heroine
nationality American
occupation gentlewoman
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1821
roleInPlot mediates between patriots and loyalists
protects her brother Henry Wharton
tests boundaries of duty and affection
romanticInterest Major Dunwoodie
setting Westchester County, New York
symbolizes American domestic virtue
conflicted loyalties in civil war
themeInvolvement family conflict
love
loyalty
patriotism
political intrigue
timePeriod American Revolutionary War

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The Spy mainCharacter Frances Wharton