John Thornton

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John Thornton is the stern yet principled Victorian mill owner and romantic lead in Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel (and its adaptations) "North and South."

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John Thornton canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
romantic lead ⓘ
adaptedIn North and South (1975 BBC television series) ⓘ
linked to: North and South

North and South (2004 BBC television serial) ⓘ
appearsIn North and South ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Elizabeth Gaskell ⓘ
backstory family ruined by father’s bankruptcy ⓘ
rebuilds family fortunes through work ⓘ
characterTrait hard-working ⓘ
principled ⓘ
self-made ⓘ
stern ⓘ
contrastsWith Margaret Hale ⓘ
createdBy Elizabeth Gaskell ⓘ
educationStatus largely self-educated ⓘ
employs cotton mill workers ⓘ
ethicalView believesInMarketDiscipline ⓘ
developsPaternalConcernForWorkers ⓘ
firstAppearance North and South (1854–1855 serialisation) ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium Household Words ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasMother Hannah Thornton ⓘ
hasSister Fanny Thornton ⓘ
industry cotton ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryGenre social novel ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
loveInterest Margaret Hale ⓘ
moralArc growsInUnderstandingOfWorkers ⓘ
narrativeFunction represents industrial North ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation manufacturer ⓘ
mill owner ⓘ
owns Marlborough Mills ⓘ
portrayedBy Patrick Stewart ⓘ
Richard Armitage ⓘ
proposesTo Margaret Hale ⓘ
relationshipWithMother deeply devoted ⓘ
residence Milton-Northern ⓘ
romanticGenreRole Byronic-style hero ⓘ
settingOfActivity industrial North of England ⓘ
socialClass middle class ⓘ
socialRole industrialist ⓘ
themeAssociation North–South divide in England ⓘ
linked to: Northern England

class conflict ⓘ
industrialization ⓘ

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