Caroline Abbott

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Caroline Abbott is a central character in E.M. Forster’s novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," whose moral earnestness and cultural naivety drive much of the story’s conflict.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedFor film
appearsIn Where Angels Fear to Tread
appearsInAdaptation Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991 film)
associatedWith Gino Carella
Lilia Herriton
Philip Herriton
basedInWorkBy Where Angels Fear to Tread (novel)
createdBy E. M. Forster
drivesPlotThrough attempts to intervene in Lilia Herriton’s life
efforts to influence the fate of Lilia’s child
firstAppearance Where Angels Fear to Tread
gender female
genreOfWork novel
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Edwardian literature
moralAlignment well-intentioned but misguided
narrativeFunction moral center under scrutiny
nationality English
notableCharacteristic cultural naivety
moral earnestness
occupation companion
publisherOfSourceWork William Blackwood and Sons
roleInWork central character
settingOfActivity England
Italy
themeInvolvement clash of cultures
class and social convention
moral responsibility

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Where Angels Fear to Tread mainCharacter Caroline Abbott