Cécile Auclair

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Cécile Auclair is the young French-Canadian girl who serves as the central protagonist in Willa Cather’s historical novel "Shadows on the Rock," embodying themes of faith, family, and colonial life in 17th-century Quebec.

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Cécile Auclair canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel protagonist
age young girl
appearsIn Shadows on the Rock
associatedWithPlace French colony of Canada
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
associatedWithTheme colonial life
coming of age
faith
family
centralConflictContext hardships of colonial life in Quebec
countryOfCitizenship France
createdBy Willa Cather
culturalContext French colonial North America
ethnicOrigin French-Canadian
familyName Auclair
fictionalUniverse Shadows on the Rock
gender female
givenName Cécile
hasFather Euclide Auclair
languageSpoken French
literaryGenre historical novel
literarySignificance embodies stability and continuity in New France
narrativeRole central protagonist
portrayedAs compassionate
devout
dutiful daughter
resilient
publisherOfWork Alfred A. Knopf
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Canada
New France
Quebec City
timePeriod 17th century
workSetting Quebec City in the 1690s
yearOfWorkPublication 1931

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Shadows on the Rock mainCharacter Cécile Auclair
Euclide Auclair familyMember Cécile Auclair
Euclide Auclair child Cécile Auclair