Strether

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Strether is the reflective, middle-aged protagonist of Henry James's novel "The Ambassadors," whose journey to Europe prompts a profound reassessment of his life and values.

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Strether canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary protagonist ⓘ
age middle-aged ⓘ
appearsIn The Ambassadors ⓘ
appearsInLanguage English ⓘ
associatedWith Chad Newsome ⓘ
Madame de Vionnet ⓘ
Maria Gostrey ⓘ
Mrs. Newsome ⓘ
Woollett, Massachusetts ⓘ
characterTrait conscientious ⓘ
observant ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
self-critical ⓘ
createdBy Henry James ⓘ
creator Henry James ⓘ
employer Mrs. Newsome ⓘ
familyName Strether ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Henry James’s The Ambassadors universe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Ambassadors ⓘ
fullName Lewis Lambert Strether ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Lambert ⓘ
Lewis ⓘ
literaryFunction vehicle for Jamesian point of view ⓘ
literaryPeriod Realism ⓘ
loyalTo Mrs. Newsome ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
mission to bring Chad Newsome back to Woollett ⓘ
moralPosition advocates living fully before it is too late ⓘ
narrativeRole central consciousness ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
occupation editor ⓘ
magazine editor ⓘ
protagonistOf The Ambassadors ⓘ
relationshipStatus widower ⓘ
residence Woollett, Massachusetts ⓘ
romanticInterest Maria Gostrey ⓘ
sentTo Europe ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
themeInvolvement American versus European culture ⓘ
innocence versus experience ⓘ
renunciation ⓘ
undergoes moral awakening ⓘ
reassessment of his life and values ⓘ
workPublicationYear 1903 ⓘ

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Strether → familyName → Strether ⓘ