Carlene Kipps

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Carlene Kipps is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty," depicted as a devout, gentle Jamaican woman whose quiet strength and moral conviction deeply influence the story’s intertwined families.

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Carlene Kipps canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel character
appearsIn On Beauty
characterArcElement death
illness
contrastWith Howard Belsey
Monty Kipps
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
creator Zadie Smith
ethnicity Jamaican
familyName Kipps
fictionalUniverse On Beauty
hasChild Michael Kipps
Victoria Kipps
other Kipps children
influences Belsey children
Belsey family
Howard Belsey
Kiki Belsey
Kipps family
languageOfWork English
literaryWorkPublicationYear 2005
moralStance compassion
forgiveness
humility
narrativeFunction moral center of the story
narrativeRole central character
personalityTrait gentle
morally principled
quiet
plotDevice bequest to a Belsey child
publisherOfWork Hamish Hamilton
Penguin Press
religiousCharacteristic devout
settingAssociation England
United States
spouse Monty Kipps
themeAssociation cultural identity
family
morality
race and class
religion

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On Beauty featuresCharacter Carlene Kipps
Monty Kipps hasSpouse Carlene Kipps
Victoria Kipps hasMother Carlene Kipps