Lotus Flower

E432569

Lotus Flower is the tragic Chinese heroine of the 1922 silent film "The Toll of the Sea," whose doomed romance with an American man explores themes of love, sacrifice, and cultural conflict.

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Lotus Flower canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn The Toll of the Sea ⓘ
appearsInGenre silent drama film ⓘ
associatedWorkCountryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
associatedWorkDirector Chester M. Franklin ⓘ
associatedWorkProductionCompany Metro Pictures ⓘ
centralTheme cultural conflict ⓘ
interracial romance ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
characterTrait devoted ⓘ
self‑sacrificing ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
countryOfFictionalOrigin China ⓘ
ethnicityInStory Chinese ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1922 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWork English intertitles ⓘ
medium silent film ⓘ
mediumOfPortrayal black‑and‑white silent cinema ⓘ
nameInChineseContext Lotus Flower ⓘ
linked to: Indian lotus
narrativeOutcome doomed romance ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ
notableFor early major screen role for Anna May Wong ⓘ
portrayedBy Anna May Wong ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithAllenCarver romantic relationship ⓘ
relationshipWith Allen Carver ⓘ
romanticPartner Allen Carver ⓘ
settingOfStory China ⓘ
themeExploredInStory clash between Eastern and Western values ⓘ
gender expectations ⓘ
racial and cultural barriers ⓘ
timePeriodOfStory early 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Toll of the Sea → character → Lotus Flower ⓘ
The Toll of the Sea → hasCharacter → Lotus Flower ⓘ