Christie Devon

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Christie Devon is the resilient young woman who serves as the protagonist of Louisa May Alcott’s semi-autobiographical novel "Work: A Story of Experience," chronicling her struggles for independence and meaningful employment in 19th-century America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Work: A Story of Experience ⓘ
associatedWith women’s rights issues in fiction ⓘ
basedOn aspects of Louisa May Alcott’s own experiences ⓘ
characterRole protagonist ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
independent ⓘ
resilient ⓘ
createdBy Louisa May Alcott ⓘ
fictionalCentury 19th century ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature ⓘ
literarySignificance early depiction of a single working woman in American fiction ⓘ
narrativeFunction to critique limited roles available to women ⓘ
to illustrate the challenges of women’s wage labor ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor seeking meaningful employment ⓘ
striving for independence ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
companion ⓘ
domestic worker ⓘ
factory worker ⓘ
governess ⓘ
philanthropic worker ⓘ
protagonistOf Work: A Story of Experience ⓘ
seeks economic independence ⓘ
personal fulfillment ⓘ
socially useful work ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
settingPeriod post–Civil War era ⓘ
themeInvolvement female independence ⓘ
self-reliance ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
women’s labor ⓘ
undergoes moral growth ⓘ
professional experimentation ⓘ
social awakening ⓘ

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