Wellingborough Redburn

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Wellingborough Redburn is the naive young narrator and protagonist of Herman Melville’s semi-autobiographical novel "Redburn: His First Voyage," who recounts his early experiences at sea and coming of age.

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Wellingborough Redburn canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
narrator ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn Redburn: His First Voyage ⓘ
linked to: Redburn
basedOn Herman Melville’s early experiences as a sailor ⓘ
characterTrait idealistic ⓘ
inexperienced ⓘ
naive ⓘ
observant ⓘ
creator Herman Melville ⓘ
developmentArc gains worldly experience through hardships at sea ⓘ
familyBackground comes from a once-prosperous family in decline ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 1849 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryFunction semi-autobiographical persona of Herman Melville ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
motivation seeks work and adventure at sea ⓘ
narrativeRole first-person narrator ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
occupation sailor ⓘ
settingAssociation Liverpool ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
transatlantic voyage ⓘ
themeAssociation class and poverty ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ
initiation into seafaring life ⓘ
loss of innocence ⓘ

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Redburn → mainCharacter → Wellingborough Redburn ⓘ
Redburn → hasCharacter → Wellingborough Redburn ⓘ
Harry Bolton → friendOf → Wellingborough Redburn ⓘ