Zora Belsey

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Zora Belsey is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty," known as the intellectually driven and politically engaged daughter of the Belsey family.

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Zora Belsey canonical 4

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn On Beauty
associatedWithTheme identity and belonging
intellectual elitism
liberal hypocrisy
race and class
basedOn Zadie Smith’s engagement with campus politics
characterTrait ambitious
competitive
idealistic
intellectually driven
politically engaged
self-righteous
conflictWith Howard Belsey
Monty Kipps
createdBy Zadie Smith
familyName Belsey
fieldOfStudy literature
firstAppearance On Beauty
gender female
hasFather Howard Belsey
hasMother Kiki Belsey
hasRomanticInterestIn Carl Thomas
hasSibling Jerome Belsey
Levi Belsey
interestedIn academic prestige
poetry
isDaughterOf Howard Belsey
Kiki Belsey
isMemberOfFamily Belsey family
narrativeRole central character in On Beauty
nationality American
occupation university student
politicalOrientation left-leaning
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 2005
residesIn Wellington, Massachusetts
studiesAt Wellington College

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On Beauty featuresCharacter Zora Belsey
Levi Belsey hasSibling Zora Belsey
Howard Belsey hasChild Zora Belsey
Jerome Belsey hasSibling Zora Belsey