Mary Rambo

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Mary Rambo is a compassionate, maternal figure in Ralph Ellison’s novel "Invisible Man" who offers the protagonist shelter, guidance, and a sense of community in Harlem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Invisible Man NERFINISHED
associatedTheme African American urban life
community
maternal care
characterTrait compassionate
nurturing
protective
createdBy Ralph Ellison NERFINISHED
firstPublishedIn Invisible Man NERFINISHED
gender female
languageOfWork English
literaryFunction counterpoint to protagonist’s isolation
symbol of community support
locatedInFiction Harlem NERFINISHED
medium novel
nationalityInFiction African American NERFINISHED
providesToProtagonist guidance
sense of community
shelter
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1952
roleInWork maternal figure
mentor figure
settingContext Harlem, New York City NERFINISHED
supportsCharacter Invisible Man (protagonist) NERFINISHED
workGenre African American literature
Bildungsroman
modernist novel

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Invisible Man notableCharacter Mary Rambo