Flora Cameron in The Birth of a Nation

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Flora Cameron in The Birth of a Nation is a central young Southern woman whose tragic fate becomes a pivotal emotional and narrative turning point in D.W. Griffith’s controversial 1915 film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
allegiance Confederate South (depicted)
appearsIn The Birth of a Nation
appearsInFilmYear 1915
associatedWithTheme Southern white womanhood
martyrdom
racial fear
sacrifice
basedOn a character from The Clansman
causeOfDeath suicide to avoid perceived sexual assault
characterAge young woman
countryOfOriginOfWork United States
createdBy D. W. Griffith
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
linked to: Thomas Dixon Jr.
deathScene falls to her death from a cliff
familyName Cameron
familyRelation daughter of Dr. Cameron
sister of Ben Cameron
fictionalUniverse The Birth of a Nation
filmFormat black-and-white
gender female
givenName Flora
linkedToControversy her death scene is central to the film’s racist narrative
medium silent film
narrativeFunction emotional catalyst
pivotal turning point in the plot
partOf Cameron family storyline in The Birth of a Nation
portrayedBy Mae Marsh
pursuedBy Gus
pursuerDescription Black man portrayed as a threat in the film
roleInNarrative Southern woman
central female character
younger daughter of the Cameron family
screenTimeImportance major supporting role
setting American South during and after the Civil War
significanceInReception used to justify Ku Klux Klan heroization in the film
symbolizes idealized white Southern purity (in the film’s ideology)
workDirector D. W. Griffith
workReleaseYear 1915
workTitle The Birth of a Nation

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Mae Marsh portrayed Flora Cameron in The Birth of a Nation